SOLUTION: Four number are in the ratio 2:4:5:7 the sum of the first two numbers is 12 more than the difference between the fourth and third numbers find the numbers

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Question 512950: Four number are in the ratio 2:4:5:7 the sum of the first two numbers is 12 more than the difference between the fourth and third numbers find the numbers
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Four number are in the ratio 2:4:5:7 the sum of the first two numbers is 12 more than the difference between the fourth and third numbers find the numbers
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2x; 4x ; 5x ; 7x
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2x+4x = (7x-5x)+12
6x = 2x+12
4x = 12
x = 3
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2x = 6
4x = 12
5x = 15
7x = 21
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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