SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 160. If one-third of the larger number is 40, what is one-eighth of the smaller number?

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Question 901723: The sum of two numbers is 160. If one-third of the larger number is 40, what is one-eighth of the smaller number?
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Hi

The sum of two numbers is 160

(1/3)L = 40, L = 120

and

Smaller is 40  160-120

(1/8)S = 5