Problema Solution
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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Let 'x' and 'y' represent the numbers, and let y>x, that is, 'x' is the smaller and 'y' is the larger.
y - x = 25
x = (1/6)y
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x = 5
y = 30
The smaller number is 5.