Question

Decrease $850$ in the ratio $17:6$ and then decrease the resulting number again in $4:3$

Answer 1

Decrease in the ratio $=17:6$

Given quantity $=850$

Hence the decreased quantity can be calculated as given below

The decreased quantity $=\frac{6}{17}\times \text{given quantity}$

$=\frac{6}{17}\times 850$

$=300$

Increasing the result in the ratio $4:3$ :

Now,

The quantity is decreased in the ratio of $4:3$

Therefore the final quantity can be calculated as given below

Final quantity $=\frac{3}{4}\times 300$

$=225$

Thus the final quantity is $225$.