SOLUTION: one number is twice another. The sum of the reciprocals is 3/4. Find the numbers

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Question 229102: one number is twice another. The sum of the reciprocals is 3/4. Find the numbers
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let one smaller number be x
another bigger number be 2x
1/x + 1/2x = 3/4
2/2x + 1/2x = 3/4
3/2x = 3/4
12 = 6x
2 = x
the numbers are 2 and 4