SOLUTION: the difference between 3 and 2/7 of a number is 5/7 of a number

SOLUTION: the difference between 3 and 2/7 of a number is 5/7 of a number

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Question 416338: the difference between 3 and 2/7 of a number is 5/7 of a number
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the number =
Let the other number =

Multiply both sides by

If I read the problem right, the number are in the ratio ,
so they could be 5 and 19, 10 and 38, 20 and 76, etc.
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