document.write( "Question 434959: the smaller of two numbers is 1 more than three-fifths of the larger. the sum of the numbers is 17. find the two numbers \n" ); document.write( "
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n=3m/5+1
\n" ); document.write( "m+n=17
\n" ); document.write( "5n=3m+5
\n" ); document.write( "5m+5n=85
\n" ); document.write( "5m+3m+5=85
\n" ); document.write( "8m=80
\n" ); document.write( "m=10
\n" ); document.write( "n=7
\n" ); document.write( "The two numbers are 10 and 7..
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