SOLUTION: (A+B)/(A-B)= 7/4 Find the value of A and B.

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Question 865424: (A+B)/(A-B)= 7/4
Find the value of A and B.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28A%2BB%29%2F%28A-B%29=+7%2F4
A-B is the multiplicative inverse of 1%2F%28A-B%29;
4 is the multiplicative inverse of 1%2F4;
Multiply the left and right sides of the equation by 4(A-B).
Simplify and then use additive inverse to arrange and combine any like terms of A and B.

Actually, you might want to solve either for A in terms of B, or B in terms of A. You can then better choose values of A or B to test. You will have a linear equation in the variables A and B, and you look for whole number values which work. You might also want any rational combination that works.

Notice carefully, A%3C%3EB.