document.write( "Question 121048: The difference of two numbers is seventy-two, and if the larger number is divided by the smaller number, then the quotient is seven and the remainder is six. Find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let numbers be \"x\" and \"y\", and \"x%3Ey\"
\n" ); document.write( "then \"x-y+=72\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and \"x+=+7y%2B6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x-y+=72\"....=>.... \"x+=+72+%2B+y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+7y%2B6\"........substitute \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"72+%2B+y+=+7y+%2B+6\"........\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"72+-+6+=+7y+-+y\"........\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"66+=+6y+\"........\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"66%2F6+=+y+\"........\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+11+\"........\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+72+%2B+y\".........substitute \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+72+%2B+11\".........\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+83\".........\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the numbers are:\r
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