document.write( "Question 268382: the sum of two numbers is 208. one-third of the greater numbers equals the smaller number. what are the numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
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the sum of two numbers is 208. one-third of the greater numbers equals the smaller number. what are the numbers?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let one number be x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The other number will be 208-x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/3 *x = 208-x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/3 x + x = 208\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4/3 *x = 208
\n" ); document.write( "4x=208*3= 624
\n" ); document.write( "x=156 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "208-156 = 52\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The numbers are 156 and 52\r
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