document.write( "Question 1092217: Two numbers are in a ratio of 5:8. If the difference between the numbers is 45. What is the smaller number? \n" ); document.write( "
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Numbers are for some unknown x,
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x-5x=45\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=45\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The numbers are 75 and 120.
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