Question 1087894
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x + y = 30.

{{{x/y}}} = {{{7/8}}}


====>  x = {{{(7/8)*y}}}  ====>  {{{(7/8)*y + y }}} = 30  ====>  7y + 8y = 240  ====>  15y = 240  ====>  y = {{{240/15}}} = 16.


Then x = {{{(7/8)*y}}} = {{{(7/8)*16}}} = 14.
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<U>Answer</U>.  The numbers are 14 and 16.



Thanks to @MathTherapy for pointing the error in my previous version.