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document.write( "The sum of two numbers is 30. The first number is 1/5 of the second number. What are the numbers?
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document.write( "What is the smaller of the two numbers?
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document.write( "What is the larger number of the two numbers?
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document.write( "Please show me the step by step, that's how I understand the equations.\r
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document.write( "Thanks Betty \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #632079 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! numbers are x and y \n" ); document.write( "x=(1/5)y \n" ); document.write( "x+y=30 \n" ); document.write( "but x=(1/5)y \n" ); document.write( "(1/5)y+y=30 \n" ); document.write( "y=(5/5)y \n" ); document.write( "(6/5)y=30 \n" ); document.write( "multiply everything by (5/6) \n" ); document.write( "y=30(5/6)=25 \n" ); document.write( "x=(1/5)*25=5 \n" ); document.write( "the larger number is 25 \n" ); document.write( " |