document.write( "Question 1124727: Please help me to solve this problem - The sum of two numbers is 2490. If 6.5% of one number is equal to 8.5% of the other, find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let's two numbers be \"x\" and \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the sum of two numbers is \"2490\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=2490\"....eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " if \"6.5\"%=\"0.065\" of one number is equal to \"8.5\"%=\"0.085\"} of the other, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.065x=0.085y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=0.085y%2F0.065\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=1.307692307692308y\"............eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute in eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"1.307692307692308y%2By=2490\"....eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2.307692307692308y=2490\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2490%2F2.307692307692308\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=1078.999999\"...round it\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=1079\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=1.307692307692308%2A1079\"............eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=1411.000000000000332\"...round it\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=1411\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=2490\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1411%2B1079=2490\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2490=2490\"->True\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.065x=0.085y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.065%2A1411=0.085%2A1079\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"91.715=91.715\"->True\r
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