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\n" ); document.write( "One third the sum of two numbers is 50 and one fifth of their difference is 2. Find the numbers
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Let the 1st and 2nd numbers be F and S, respectively
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document.write( "Then we get:  
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document.write( "2F = 160 ------ Adding eqs (i) & (ii)
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document.write( "F, or 1st number = 
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document.write( "80 + S = 150 ------ Substituting 80 for F in eq (i)
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document.write( "S, or 2nd number =  \n" );
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