SOLUTION: one number is 12 more than another.the larger is 7 times smaller.what are the numbers?

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Question 621383: one number is 12 more than another.the larger is 7 times smaller.what are the numbers?
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one number is 12 more than another.the larger is 7 times smaller.what are the numbers?
ans:
let one no be X
and anothr no be y
one number is 12 more than another : so X = Y +12----- (1)
the larger is 7 times smaller : SO X = 7*Y ---- (2)
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