Madhya Pradesh Police Exam Model Paper 10

Given:
Ratio of numbers = 5 ∶ 8
Their difference = 48
Concept used:
Using the concept of ratio
Calculation:
Let the numbers are 5x and 8x.
According to the question,
$8\mathit{x}-5\mathit{x}=48$
$\Rightarrow 3\mathit{x}=48$
$\Rightarrow \mathit{x}=16$
Smaller number = 5x
⇒ Smaller number = 80
∴ The smaller number is 80.