document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1125145>Question 1125145</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> S is the sum of two numbers, and the larger is M times the smaller.  Determine numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Partial solution with problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X = smaller number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MX = larger.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X + MX = S\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X(1 + M) = S\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X = S / (1 + M) I understand how this was solved for.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "MX = MS /(1 + M)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am not clear how the MX was solved for.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Non-homework.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S is the sum of two numbers, and the larger is M times the smaller.  Determine numbers.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Partial solution with problem:\r\n" );
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document.write( "X = smaller number.\r\n" );
document.write( "MX = larger.\r\n" );
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document.write( "X + MX = S\r\n" );
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document.write( "X(1 + M) = S\r\n" );
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document.write( "X = S / (1 + M)     <<<---===  Till this line everything is correct; you just got the solution, which you do understand.\r\n" );
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document.write( "MX = MS /(1 + M)    <<<---===  what is in this line, is the calculation of the second number.\r\n" );
document.write( "                               Simply the first number is multiplied by M, in accordance with the condition.\r\n" );
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document.write( "I am not clear how the MX was solved for.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Non-homework.\r\n" );
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document.write( "My comments are inside your text.\r<BR>\n" );
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