If 25% of a number is subtracted from a second number, the second number reduces to its four-sixth. What is the ratio of the first number to the second number ?

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Let the numbers be p & q q-p/4 = 4q/6 => q-4q/6 = p/4 => 2q/6 = p/4 => p/q = 4/3

If 25% of a number is subtracted from a second number, the second number reduces to its four-sixth. What is the ratio of the first number to the second number ?

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