document.write( "Question 971817: The sum of two numbers is ninety-one. If the larger number is divided by the smaller number, then the quotient is fourteen and the remainder is one. Find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #594199 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! numbers are x and y, y is larger. \n" ); document.write( " x+y=91\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(y/x)=(14) +1 Be careful here. The quotient is not 14 +1, it is 14 and there is one added to it.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "multiply second by x \n" ); document.write( "y=(14x) +1 \n" ); document.write( "substitute\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+ 14x + 1 = 91\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "15 x=90 \n" ); document.write( "x=6 \n" ); document.write( "y=85\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "85/6 = 14, remainder is 1\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "numbers are 6 and 85. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |