document.write( "Question 352660: one positive number is one-fifth of another number, the difference between the two numbers is 116, find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "

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Let the two numbers be $\"A\"$ and $\"B\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=%281%2F5%29A\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A-B=116\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A-%281%2F5%29A=116\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%284%2F5%29A=116\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28A=145%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=%281%2F5%29%28145%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28B=29%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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