SOLUTION: The sum of the reciprocal of two numbers is 3/34. The reciprocal of the lesser number is twice the reciprocal of the greater number. What are the numbers?.kindly please answer t

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Question 1160954: The sum of the reciprocal of two numbers is 3/34. The reciprocal of the lesser number is twice the reciprocal of the greater number. What are the numbers?.kindly please answer this one with solution ..
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two numbers p and c
The description as equations,
You should be able to solve that.
Answer by ikleyn(52915)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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You can solve it mentally.


One reciprocal is twice the other reciprocal, and the sum of reciprocals is  .


It means, after 2 seconds of thinking, that one reciprocal is  ,  while the other reciprocal is   = .


From it, there is only one step to get the 


ANSWER.  The numbers are  17 and 34.

This problem is for  quick  mental  solution.



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