document.write( "Question 146920: Find two numbers whose difference is 10 and 1/6 of whose sum is 11. \n" ); document.write( "
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Let's call the numbers A and B.
\n" ); document.write( "Difference is 10.
\n" ); document.write( "\"A-B=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "1/6 of the sum is 11.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F6%29%28A%2BB%29=11\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now we have two equations.
\n" ); document.write( "1. \"A-B=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "2. \"%281%2F6%29%28A%2BB%29=11\"
\n" ); document.write( "You can make a slight change in eq. 2 that will help to solve.
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by 6.
\n" ); document.write( "2. \"A%2BB=66\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now, you can add the two equations together to get one equation in A.
\n" ); document.write( "\"2A-B%2BB=76\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2A=76\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=38\"
\n" ); document.write( "From 1,
\n" ); document.write( "\"A-B=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"38-B=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B=28\"
\n" ); document.write( "Make sure to always check your answers with your original equations.
\n" ); document.write( "1. \"A-B=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"38-28=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"10=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "True
\n" ); document.write( "2. \"A%2BB=11\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"38%2B28=66\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"66=66\"
\n" ); document.write( "True
\n" ); document.write( "Your answers led to true statements.
\n" ); document.write( "They are good answers.
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