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Question 105541
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the difference between 2 numbers is 96, one number is 9 times the other. what are the numbers?
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let x=the first number
____y=the other number
If the difference between x and y=96,
So,
And, x is 4 times y so,
Since
and
But, x=4y, thus,
x=4*32
x=128
Therefore, the two numbers are 128 and 32.
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