document.write( "Question 16591: The diffrence of two numbers is 12.Two fiths of the greater number is six more than one third of the lesser number.Find both numbers.
\n" ); document.write( "I've 2/5(x+12)=6+1/3x but i cant get answer
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let the numbers be x and y\r
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\n" ); document.write( "2/5x=6+1/3y\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2/5x=(18+1/3)y\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2/5x=19/3y\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6/5x=19y\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6x=105y\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x=35y\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=35/2 y\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "35/2y-y=12\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "35-2y=24\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "33y=24\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y=24/33\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y=8/11\r
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\n" ); document.write( "x=35/2y\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=35/2*8/11\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=140/11\r
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\n" ); document.write( "x=140/11 and y=8/11\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps,
\n" ); document.write( "Prabhat \n" ); document.write( "

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