SOLUTION: the quotient of two numbers is 8,the difference of the same two numbers is 49. what are the two numbers?

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Question 570015: the quotient of two numbers is 8,the difference of the same two numbers is 49. what are the two numbers?

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"Quotient" is the result of division, so:



must be greater than since the quotient above is greater than 1, so:



Multiply both sides of the first equation by , then substitute the RHS expression into the second equation. Solve for , then calculate using either of the equations.

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