document.write( "Question 472144: one number is 25% of another. the larger number is 12 more than the smaller. What are the numbers?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I tried .25 * 12 =x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Which would make one of the numbers 3 and if you add 3 to both sides you get 15.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "i don't think I am making this into a correct algebraic expression or getting the right answer. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #323741 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let the numbers be $\"a\"$ and $\"b\"$
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+=+.25b+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b\"$ must be the larger number because $\"a\"$
\n" ); document.write( "is only 25% of $\"b\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+b+=+12+%2B+a+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+=+12+%2B+.25b+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+-+.25b+=+12+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.75b+=+12+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+=+12+%2F+.75+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+=+16+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+=+.25b+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+=.25%2A16+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+=+4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The numbers are 4 and 16 \n" ); document.write( "

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