SOLUTION: The difference between two numbers is 12, and their quotient is 3/4. What are these numbers?

SOLUTION: The difference between two numbers is 12, and their quotient is 3/4. What are these numbers?

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Question 943364: The difference between two numbers is 12, and their quotient is 3/4. What are these numbers?
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1.

2.
From eq. 1,

Substituting,

So,

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