document.write( "Question 816296: The sum of two numbers is forty-eight. seven times the smaller number is equal to five times the larger. Find the larger number. \n" ); document.write( "

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m + n = 48
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\n" ); document.write( "7m = 5n
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\n" ); document.write( "7m = 5n
\n" ); document.write( "7(48 - n) = 5n
\n" ); document.write( "336 - 7n = 5n
\n" ); document.write( "12n = 336
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\n" ); document.write( "n = 28
\n" ); document.write( "m = 20
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