SOLUTION: The difference between 2 numbers is 14 and the quotient of the same two numbers are 3. What are the two numbers?

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Question 944437: The difference between 2 numbers is 14 and the quotient of the same two numbers are 3. What are the two numbers?



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The difference between 2 numbers is 14 and the quotient of the same two numbers are 3. What are the two numbers?
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let x=smaller number
x+14=larger number
(quotient of the same two numbers are 3)
3x=x+14
2x=14
x=7
x-14=21
What are the two numbers? 7 and 21

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