document.write( "Question 1132851: two numbers are in the ratio 4:3. Their sum is 70. Find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The fact that the two numbers are in the ratio 4:3 means that the numbers are  4x and 3x, where x is their common measure, \r\n" );
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document.write( "But we are given that the sum of the numbers is 70, and it gives us an equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x + 3x = 70.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that 7x = 70,  which implies  x= 70/7 = 10.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the numbers are 4x = 4*10 = 40  and  3x = 3*10 = 30.     ANSWER\r\n" );
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