document.write( "Question 624737: One number is 1/4 of another number. The sum of the two numbers is 10. what are the two numbers? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Let x be the one number and y be the other number\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x is 1/4 of y
\n" ); document.write( "x=1/4(y)
\n" ); document.write( "x=y/4
\n" ); document.write( "4x=y
\n" ); document.write( "y=4x..........(1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The sum of the two numbers is 10
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=10...........(2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Put the value of y from (1) to (2)
\n" ); document.write( "x+4x=10...........(2)
\n" ); document.write( "5x=10
\n" ); document.write( "Divide by 5 both sides of above equation
\n" ); document.write( "5x/5=10/5
\n" ); document.write( "x=2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Put the value of x in (1)
\n" ); document.write( "y=4x..........(1)
\n" ); document.write( "y=4(2)
\n" ); document.write( "y=8\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So one number is 2 and another number is 8\r
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