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mu9tieroGrazypa
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  • 12-08-2016
  • Mathematics
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The difference between two numbers is 25. The smaller number is 1/6th of the larger number. What is the value of the smaller number?

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meerkat18
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  • 13-08-2016

we let x represent number 1 and let y represent number 2. In this case, the first statement is translated into an expression: y - x  = 25 while the second statement is expreesed as x = y/6. Solving the two euqations simultaneously, y is equal to 30 and x is equal to 5.  hence, answer is 5

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