document.write( "Question 344708: One positive number is one-fifth of another number. The difference between the two numbers is 84. The two numbers in increasing order are what?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #246652 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! One positive number is one-fifth of another number. The difference between the two numbers is 84. The two numbers in increasing order are what? \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( "x = (1/5)y \n" ); document.write( "y-x = 84 \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "Substitute for \"x\" and solve for \"y\": \n" ); document.write( "y-(1/5)y = 84 \n" ); document.write( "(4/5)y = 84 \n" ); document.write( "y = (5/4)84 \n" ); document.write( "y = 105 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Then x = (1/5)105 = 21 \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "=========== \n" ); document.write( " |