SOLUTION: find two poitive numbers if one is 2/3 the other and their difference is 5

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Question 699956: find two poitive numbers if one is 2/3 the other and their difference is 5

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-2/3x=5
1/3x=5
x=5/(1/3)
x=5*3/1
x=15
2/3x=10