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The ratio of two numbers is 8 to 5. The difference of the numbers is 24. What are the numbers?
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: please help me with the following :
The ratio of two numbers is 8 to 5. The difference of the numbers is 24. What are the numbers?
Thank yoU! This question is from textbook An Incremental Development
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The ratio of two numbers is 8 to 5. The difference of the numbers is 24.
1st: a/b=8/5
2nd: a-b=24
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Solve 2nd for a:
a=b+24
Substitute into 1st to solve for b:
(b+24)/b = 24
b+24=24b
23b=24
b=24/23
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Since a=b+24, a=(24/23)+24
Multiply thru by 23 to get:
23a=24+23*24
23a=24+552
23a=576
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Solution:
a=576/23; b=24/23
Cheers,
Stan H.
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