document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=121048>Question 121048</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let one of the numbers be \"x\"; Then the other is \"x+72\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+72)/x = 7 + 6/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+72) = 7x +6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 11 (the smaller number)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+72= 83 (the larger number)<BR>\n" );
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