SOLUTION: the quotient of two numbers is 8,the difference of the same two numbers is 49. what are the two numbers?
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Question 570015: the quotient of two numbers is 8,the difference of the same two numbers is 49. what are the two numbers?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"Quotient" is the result of division, so:
must be greater than 
since the quotient above is greater than 1, so:
Multiply both sides of the first equation by , then substitute the RHS expression into the second equation. Solve for , then calculate using either of the equations.
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