Problema Solution
One number is 25% of another. The larger number is 12 more than the smaller. What are the numbers?
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Let 'x' and 'y' be the two numbers where x is the smaller number. We can write:
x=.25y
y=x+12
Using Algebrator to solve for 'x', and 'y', we get:
x= -12.5
y= -0.5