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  • 17-09-2018
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One positive number is 1/5 of another number the difference of the two numbers is 72 find the numbers

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  • 17-09-2018

Let x be the lowest positive number  Then  the other number = 5x.

So 5x - x = 72

4x = 72

x = 18

So the numbers are 18 and 90  answer

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