Question

the ratio of two numbers is 5/6 : 2/3 by what % second number is more or less than the 1st number

Answer 1

The 1st number is larger than the 2nd:

a/b = (5/6):(2/3) = 5/4

So, a = 5/4 b = b * 1.25

so, a is 25% larger than b