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20 August, 19:30

The sum of two numbers is 24. seven times the smaller number is the same as 5 times the larger number. find the smaller number

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  1. 20 August, 19:48
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    Let's represent the smaller number with x and the larger with y.

    We know that 7x=5y

    If we divide 24 by 2 we get 12 so ...

    X Y

    12 12

    -2 + 2

    10 14

    -2 + 2

    8 16

    16/2=8 and 16+8=24

    So the smaller number is 8
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