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\n" ); document.write( "The difference between the two numbers is 48. The ratio of the two numbers is 7:3. what are the two numbers?
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Let multiplicative factor be x
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document.write( "Then larger number is 7x and smaller is 3x
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document.write( "Since their difference is 48, we get: 7x - 3x = 48
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document.write( "4x = 48
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document.write( "x, or multiplicative factor = 
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