document.write( "Question 1104149: Find four numbers proportional to the numbers 2, 4, 5, and 6 if the difference between the sum of the two last numbers and the sum of the first two numbers is equal to 4.8. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Let the numbers be represented by 2x, 4x, 5x, and 6x. Then the given condition says
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%286x%2B5x%29-%284x%2B2x%29+=+4.8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"11x-6x=4.8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x=4.8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+.96\"$

\n" ); document.write( "Then the numbers are
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 1.92
\n" ); document.write( "4x = 3.84
\n" ); document.write( "5x = 4.80
\n" ); document.write( "6x = 5.76 \n" ); document.write( "

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