document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=361439>Question 361439</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The question is \"Two numbers have a sum of 64. The quotient is 7. What are the two numbers?\" Please help and maybe explain or try and walk me through the solution of this problem!! <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #257709 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=257709\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hint: \"Two numbers have a sum of 64\" means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and \"The quotient is 7\" means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Fy=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Fy=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where 'x' is the larger number. Now if you multiply both sides of the second equation by 'y', you get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=7y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=7y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Now plug this into the first equation to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7y%2By=64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7y%2By=64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and solve for 'y'. Use that solution to find 'x'.<BR>\n" );
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