TWO NUMBERS ARE IN RATIO 5:3.IF THEY DIFFER BY 18,WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS

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let one number  - 5x

other number     - 3x

5x - 3x =18

2x = 18

x = 18/2

x = 9

one number = 5*9 = 45

other number = 3*9 = 27