SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is 70.4 one is 9 times the other.
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Question 749528: the sum of two numbers is 70.4 one is 9 times the other.
Answer by timvanswearingen(106) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the smaller number be x. Then the larger number is 9x. Since their sum is 70.4, then:
Combine like terms:
Divide both sides by 10:
The other number is 9x, so plug in 7.04 for x:
So the numbers are 7.04 and 63.36
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