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One number is 4 time another their difference is 27Find the larger number?
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∙ 13y ago
Suppose the smaller number is x.
Then the larger number is 4x.
Their difference is 4x - x = 3x
So, 3x = 27 which gives x = 9
and then 4x = 4-9 = 36
So the numbers are 9 and 36.
(Actually, the pair -9 and -36 are also a solution.)
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