SOLUTION: separate 72 into two parts, one of which shall be 1/3 of the other

Question 52239: separate 72 into two parts, one of which shall be 1/3 of the other
Answer by rchill(405) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have the equation . Solving for x, we get . Now multiply both sides by and we get . That means our first number is 54. The second number is obtained by finding 72-54, which is 18; 18 is one-third of 54, so we have the correct answers of 54 and 18.
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