document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=973540>Question 973540</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A quarter of the sum of two numbers is 16 and three times the difference between the number is 30.Calculate the value of the two numbers </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #595686 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><B>amarjeeth123(570)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=595686\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the numbers be x and y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we have 1/4(x+y)=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=64............equation 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We also have 3(x-y)=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y=10............equation 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adding equations 1 and 2 we get,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=74<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=37<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The numbers are 37 and 27 respectively. </SPAN>\n" );
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