SOLUTION: The question is "Two numbers have a sum of 64. The quotient is 7. What are the two numbers?" Please help and maybe explain or try and walk me through the solution of this problem!!

Question 361439: The question is "Two numbers have a sum of 64. The quotient is 7. What are the two numbers?" Please help and maybe explain or try and walk me through the solution of this problem!!

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: "Two numbers have a sum of 64" means that and "The quotient is 7" means that where 'x' is the larger number. Now if you multiply both sides of the second equation by 'y', you get . Now plug this into the first equation to get and solve for 'y'. Use that solution to find 'x'.

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