document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=288281>Question 288281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One Number Is 3 Times Another Number. If The Sum Of The Reciprocals Of The Numbers Is 1/6, What Are The Two Numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #208939 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amnd><B>amnd(23)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amnd><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=amnd><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=208939\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Say that one of the number is A, and the other is B. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A is three times the other number:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 3B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The reciprocal of a number is another number which, if multiplied by that number, would yield 1. The reciprocal of A would be 1/A, and the reciprocal of B would be 1/B.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, finding the value of B:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2FA%29+%2B+%281%2FB%29+=+1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2FA%29+%2B+%281%2FB%29+=+1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F3B%29%2B%283%2F3B%29=1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F3B%29%2B%283%2F3B%29=1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F3B=1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F3B=1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This would yield:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A6=3B%2A1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A6=3B%2A1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=24%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=24%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, <b>B = 8</b>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=3B=3%2A8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=3B=3%2A8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, <b>A = 24</b> </SPAN>\n" );
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