SOLUTION: One number is 8 times another. The sum of their reciprocals is 81/8. Find the numbers.
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Question 541019: One number is 8 times another. The sum of their reciprocals is 81/8. Find the numbers.
Answer by friesr(113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
N = Number
8n = Another Number
Get common denominator:
n = 72/648 or 1/9
Number = 1/9
Another number = 8/9
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