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Question 81799: Looking for some help setting up and solving this problem-Thanks!: One number is 4 times another. If the sum of their reciprocals is 5/36 , find the two numbers. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Looking for some help setting up and solving this problem-Thanks!: One number is 4 times another. If the sum of their reciprocals is 5/36 , find the two numbers.
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Let one of the numbers be "x"; Let the other be "4x".
EQUATION:
1/x + 1/4x = 5/36
Multiply thru by 36x to get:
36 + 9 = 5x
45 = 5x
x=9
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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