SOLUTION: One number is 100 larger than another number. If the larger number is divided by the smaller number, the quotient is 15 and the remainder is 2. Find the numbers
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Question 73669: One number is 100 larger than another number. If the larger number is divided by the smaller number, the quotient is 15 and the remainder is 2. Find the numbers Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! One number is 100 larger than another number.
x is the smaller number, the larger number is (x+100)
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If the larger number is divided by the smaller number, the quotient is 15 and the remainder is 2.
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Since the divisor is x, the remainder will be 2/x
: = 15 +
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Mult equation by x, you then have:
x + 100 = 15x + 2
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x - 15x = 2 - 100
-14x = -98
x = -98/-14
x = + 7
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Check solution with a calc: 107/7 = 15.2857..; 2/7 = .2857...
