document.write( "Question 1134420: One number is bigger than another by 406. If the bigger number is divided by the smaller one, you’ll get the quotient 3 and remainder 66. Find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The condition means\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + 406 = 3x + 66.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x, which stands for the smaller number\r\n" );
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document.write( "    406 - 66 = 3x - 2x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    340 = 2x   ====================>  x = 340/2 = 170.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The smaller number is 170;  the larger one is  170 + 406 = 576.\r\n" );
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