document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=243856>Question 243856</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of two number is 46/5 one of them is 3/5 of the other .find the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A helpful hint when doing these type of problems is understanding the words. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"Is\" usually means \"equal\" and \"of\" means \"multiply\". <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x represent one number and the other number will be 3/5x. Here's the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3/5x = 46/5  Multiply everything by 5 to get rid of the fractions. It'll be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 3x = 46  Combine like terms will give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 46  Divide both sides by 8 will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 46/8 or reduced to 23/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go, the number is 23/4.<BR>\n" );
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