document.write( "Question 305443: The difference between two numbers is 27. 4 times the larger number is 6 times the smaller number. Find the two numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #218664 by london maths tutor(243)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let's the large number be L and small number be s \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "L - s = 27\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4L = 6s \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "s = 4L/6 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "L - (4L/6) = 27 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6L - 4L = 27 * 6 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2L = 162\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "L = 81 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "81 - s = 27 \n" ); document.write( "s = 81 - 27 \n" ); document.write( "s = 54\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The two numbers are 81 and 54 \n" ); document.write( " |