document.write( "Question 933389: The ratio of two numbers is 9 to 5 the sum is 42
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\n" ); document.write( "let numbers be \"x\" and \"y\"
\n" ); document.write( "if the ratio of two numbers is \"9\" to \"5\", then we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Fy=9%2F5\"....eq.1 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the sum is \"42\", then we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=42\"...eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve the system:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Fy=9%2F5\"....eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=42\"...eq.2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Fy=9%2F5\"....eq.1 ...sole for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%289%2F5%29y\"....substitute it in eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%289%2F5%29y%2By=42\"...eq.2...sole for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%289%2F5%29y%2B5y=5%2A42\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9y%2B5y=210\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"14y=210\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=210%2F14\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=15%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%289%2F5%29y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%289%2F5%2915\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=9%2A3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=27%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, your numbers are: \"highlight%2827%29\" and \"highlight%2815%29\"\r
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