document.write( "Question 387968: this is the kind of problem that I am having trouble with:
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document.write( "Two numbers differ by 6 and their reciprocals differ by 8/15. Find the numbers.\r
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document.write( "I have been able to figure out 2 equations based on that information:
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document.write( "x - y = 6 and 1/x - 1/y = 8/15\r
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document.write( "are these equations accurate?
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document.write( "If not, what should they be, instead?
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document.write( "If so, what are the next steps that I should take? \n" );
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