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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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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\n" ); document.write( "x = (1/5)y
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\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
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\n" ); document.write( "Then x = (1/5)105 = 21
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