SOLUTION: One number is 3/4 of another number. Their sum is 63. Find the numbers With this question the "of" part is throwing me off. I'm not sure what do here. Please help me.

Question 425137: One number is 3/4 of another number. Their sum is 63. Find the numbers
With this question the "of" part is throwing me off. I'm not sure what do here. Please help me.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x = "one number"
let y = "another number
:
Write an equation for each statement:
:
"One number is 3/4 of another number."
x = y
:
" Their sum is 63."
x + y = 63
Replace x with y, (from the 1st statement)
y + y = 63
multiply by 4 to get rid of this annoying fraction, results:
3y + 4y = 4(63)
7y = 252
y =
y = 36 is the other number
;
I'll let you find x

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