The ratio between the distances of two cities from a third city is 7:8. If the total distance is 150 km, what are the distances of the two cities from the third one?

Answer:
70 km and 80 km.
First city:
[tex]{ \tt{ = \frac{7}{15} \times 150 }} \\ = 70 \: km[/tex]
Second city:
[tex]{ \tt{ = \frac{8}{15} \times 150}} \\ = 80 \: km[/tex]