document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1038468>Question 1038468</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of two number is 8:3. If 8 is added to the larger number and 7 is subtracted from the smaller number, the ratio of the numbers is 6:1. Find the smaller of the two original numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know the answer is 15 but i don't know how did it arrive to that answer. Please help me. Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #653175 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=653175\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the two numbers be n and d.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their ratio is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%2Fd=8%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%2Fd=8%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  The numerator here is obviously the larger of the two numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The change:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28n%2B8%29%2F%28d-7%29=6%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28n%2B8%29%2F%28d-7%29=6%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > based on the description.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If all that makes sense for you, then you may be able to find a way to solve for n and d. </SPAN>\n" );
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