The ratio of the arithmetic mean of two numbers to one of the numbers is 3:5. What is the ratio of the smaller number to the larger?	Pick: A) 1:5 B) 1:4 C) 1:3 D) 1:2 E) 2:3
let the numbers be a,b   acc. to problem,   (a+b)/2∗a(a+b)/2∗a = 3/53/5   1/21/2 + b/2∗ab/2∗a = 3/53/5   b/ab/a = 1/51/5   Ans. 1:5
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The ratio of the arithmetic mean of two numbers to one of the numbers is 3:5. What is the ratio of the smaller number to the larger?