SOLUTION: Find the larger of two positive integers if one is 2/3 of the other and their difference is 34

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Question 270920: Find the larger of two positive integers if one is 2/3 of the other and their difference is 34
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Find the larger of two positive integers if one is 2/3 of the other and their difference is 34.
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x = the larger of the two integers
2%2F3x = the smaller
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1x - 2%2F3x = 34
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1%2F3x = 34
Multiply both sides by 3
x = 102 is the larger
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Check
102 - 2%2F3(102) =
102 - 68 = 32