SOLUTION: one number is a third of another number. the sum of the two numbers is 108, find the numbers?

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Question 514665: one number is a third of another number. the sum of the two numbers is 108, find the numbers?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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o=a/3
a+o=108
a/3+a=108
a/3+3a/3=108
4a=108*3
a=108*3/4
a=27*3=81
o=27