Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 4:47am.
let x = larger number
let y = smaller number
then we set up the equations. since their difference is 25,
x - y = 25 : equation (1)
since the smaller is 1/6 of the larger,
y = (1/6)x : equation (2)
we substitute equation (2) to equation (1):
x - (1/6)x = 25
(5/6)x = 25
x = 25*6/5
x = 30
y = 5
hope this helps~ :)
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