SOLUTION: One number is twice the other number. The larger of the two numbers is 25 more than 1/3th of the smaller. Find the two numbers.

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Question 389192: One number is twice the other number. The larger of the two numbers is 25 more than 1/3th of the smaller. Find the two numbers.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let one number be x
other number = 2x
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2x= 25+x/3
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multiply equation by 3
6x=75+x
6x-x=75
5x=75
/5
x=15 one number
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other number = 30
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