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BOOK ON POETRY AND SHORT STORIES ARE IN THE RATIO 3:5.SHORT STORIES ARE 60 MORE THAN BOOKS OF POETRY.FIND EACH.

Ratio between Poetry and Short stories = 3 : 5.
Number of Short stories are 60 more than Poetry
so 5x = 60 + 3x.
     2x = 60
       x =  30

Number books on poetry = 3 x 30 = 90.
Number of books on short story = 5 x 30 = 150.


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