document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=260739>Question 260739</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the sum of two positive numbers whose difference is 136 and whose quotient is 18 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #192079 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=192079\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let A and B be the numbers. We have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(i) A - B =136<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ii) A/B = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving (ii) for A, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (iii) A = 18B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute this into (i) and we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(iv) 18B - B = 136<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17B = 136<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so A = 144 </SPAN>\n" );
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