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document.write( "Let one of the numbers be \"x\"; Let the other be \"4x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/x + 1/4x = 5/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 36x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 + 9 = 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45 = 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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