document.write( "Question 1015715: Hello
\n" ); document.write( "The sum of two numbers is 30. The first number is 1/5 of the second number. What are the​ numbers?
\n" ); document.write( "What is the smaller of the two​ numbers?
\n" ); document.write( "What is the larger number of the two​ numbers?
\n" ); document.write( "Please show me the step by step, that's how I understand the equations.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thanks Betty
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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
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