document.write( "Question 957709: he sum of two number is 70. the first number is 2/5 of the second number. what are the numbers? \n" ); document.write( "

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S=second number; F=first number=(2/5)S
\n" ); document.write( " $\"F%2BS=70\"$ Substitute for F.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282%2F5%29S%2BS=70\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%287%2F5%29S=70\"$ Multiply each side by 5/7.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S=50\"$ ANSWER 1:The second number is 50.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"F=%282%2F5%29S\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"F=%282%2F5%2950\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"F=20\"$ ANSWER 2: The first number is 20
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