document.write( "Question 543028: what 2 numbers when added equal 51 but when divided equal 13 \n" ); document.write( "

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Call the numbers $\"a\"$ and $\"b\"$
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+%2B+b+=+51+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a%2Fb+=+13+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a+=+13b+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (2) into (1)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+13b+%2B+b+=+51+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+14b+=+51+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+b+=+51%2F14+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+%2B+b+=+51+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"a+%2B+51%2F14+=+51+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+=+51+-+51%2F14+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+=+51%2A%28+1+-+1%2F14+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+=+%28+51%2A13+%29%2F14+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Are you sure you copied this right. usually
\n" ); document.write( "by numbers they mean whole numbers. \n" ); document.write( "

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