document.write( "Question 510438: divide 2790 into two parts such that 8% of the first part is equal to 10%of the second part \n" ); document.write( "
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divide 2790 into two parts such that 8% of the first part is equal to 10%of the second part
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\n" ); document.write( "let x=first part
\n" ); document.write( "2790-x=second part
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\n" ); document.write( ".08x=.10(2790-x)
\n" ); document.write( ".08x=279-.10x
\n" ); document.write( ".18x=279
\n" ); document.write( "x=1550
\n" ); document.write( "2790-x=1240
\n" ); document.write( "ans:
\n" ); document.write( "first part=1550
\n" ); document.write( "second part=1240 \n" ); document.write( "
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