SOLUTION: One number is 8 times another; their difference is 28. What are the numbers
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Question 209899: One number is 8 times another; their difference is 28. What are the numbers
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Let x be the smaller number.
Then the larger one is 8x.
As their difference is 28, we have
8x - x = 28
Solving for x, we have
7x = 28
x = 4
So the two numbers are 4 and 32.
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