If x y frac 1 4 frac 3 8 and y z frac 1 3 frac ... - WAEC Mathematics 2018 Question

\(\frac{x}{y}\) = \(\frac{1}{4} \div \frac{3}{8}\) = \(\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{8}{3}\) = \(\frac{2}{3}\)

\(\frac{y}{z}\) = \(\frac{1}{3} \div \frac{4}{9}\) = \(\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{9}{4}\) = \(\frac{3}{4}\)

But,

x = \(\frac{2}{5}T_1\), y = \(\frac{3}{5}T_1\)

y = \(\frac{3}{7}T_2\), z = \(\frac{4}{7}T_2\)

Using y = y

\(\frac{3}{5}T_1\) = x = \(\frac{3}{7}T_2\)

 \(\frac{T_1}{T_2}\) = \(\frac{3}{7}\) x \(\frac{5}{3}\) = \(\frac{15}{21}\)

\(T_1 = 15\) and \(T_2 = 21\)

Thus , x = \(\frac{2}{5}\) x 15 = 6

y = \(\frac{3}{5}\) x 15 = 9

y = \(\frac{3}{7}\) x 21 = 9

z = \(\frac{4}{7}\) x 21 = 12

Hence; x : z = 6 : 12

= 1 : 2