document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=255691>Question 255691</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of two numbers is 198. if one number is 20% more than the other number, what are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #187952 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EMStelley><B>EMStelley(208)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EMStelley><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=EMStelley><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=187952\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's call one number x and the other number y.  Then from the first sentence we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The second sentence tells us that\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If we substitute 1.2y for x in the original equation we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So one number is 90, and the other must be 108. </SPAN>\n" );
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