SOLUTION: The sum of two positive numbers is 6 times their difference. What is the reciprocal of the ratio of the larger number to the smaller?
A) 5/7
B)7/5
C)5/2
D)2/5
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Question 1142873: The sum of two positive numbers is 6 times their difference. What is the reciprocal of the ratio of the larger number to the smaller?
A) 5/7
B)7/5
C)5/2
D)2/5
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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sum of two positive numbers is 6 times their difference. What is the reciprocal of the ratio of the larger number to the smaller?
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x and y positive
------------ratio of large to small
RECIPROCAL of is , or .
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