SOLUTION: one number is 60 more than another. If the larger number is divided by the smaller number, the quotient is 4. What are the number?

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Question 258702: one number is 60 more than another. If the larger number is divided by the smaller number, the quotient is 4. What are the number?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the numbers be A and B.
A=60%2BB
.
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A%2FB=4
A=4B
Substitute this into the first equation and solve for B.
A=60%2BB
4B=60%2BB
3B=60
B=20
Then,
A=60%2BB=60%2B20=80
The two numbers are 20 and 80.