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prealgebra senior

Problem

The sum of two positive numbers is times their difference. What is the ratio of the larger number to the smaller number?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Let be the bigger number and be the smaller. . Multiplying out gives and rearranging gives and factorised into and then solving gives , so the answer is .
Final answer
B