document.write( "Question 452179: One number is 4 more than 3/8 of another number. Total of both is 427. Please give formula. Thanks \n" ); document.write( "
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One number is 4 more than 3/8 of another number. Total of both is 427.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = one number
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\n" ); document.write( "From: \"One number is 4 more than 3/8 of another number.\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4+ (3/8)y (equation 1)
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\n" ); document.write( "From: \"Total of both is 427\"
\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 427 (equation 2)
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve equation 2 for y:
\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 427
\n" ); document.write( "y = 427-x
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute above into equation 1 to find x:
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4+ (3/8)y
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4+ (3/8)(427-x)
\n" ); document.write( "8x = 32+ (3)(427-x)
\n" ); document.write( "8x = 32+ 1281-3x
\n" ); document.write( "11x = 32+ 1281
\n" ); document.write( "11x = 1313
\n" ); document.write( "x = 119.36
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute above into equation 2 to find y:
\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 427
\n" ); document.write( "119.36 + y = 427
\n" ); document.write( "y = 307.64\r
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