document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=461850>Question 461850</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would I work this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One number is 25% of another.  The larger number is 12 more than the smaller.  What are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #316707 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=316707\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let s be the smaller number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the larger number is 1.25s, and by the other given, also s + 12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then 1.25s = s + 12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 0.25s = 12 ==> s = 12/0.25 ==> s = 48, the smaller number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> the larger number is 60. </SPAN>\n" );
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