document.write( "Question 1156495: One number is 3 times another. The sum of their reciprocals is
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\n" ); document.write( "One number is 3 times another. The sum of their reciprocals is
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Let the smaller number be S
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document.write( "Then the larger number is 3S
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document.write( "We then get: \"matrix%281%2C3%2C+1%2FS+%2B+1%2F%283S%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+16%2F3%29\"
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document.write( "3 + 1 = 16S ------ Multiplying by LCD, 3S
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document.write( "4 = 16S
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document.write( "The numbers are NOT 4 & 12. \n" );
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