One number is 8 times as large as another. Their difference is 21. What is the larger number?

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One number is 8 times as large as another. Their difference is 21. What is the larger number?

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Ngọc Diệp 5 years 2021-08-19T08:55:31+00:00 2 Answers 8 views 0

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  1. Eirian
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    2021-08-19T08:56:47+00:00
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    Just worked it out the answer is 24

  2. yenoanh
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    2021-08-19T08:57:26+00:00
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    Answer:  24

    Explanation:

    x = smaller number

    8x = larger number, since it’s 8 times larger than the smaller

    8x-x = 7x = difference of the numbers

    That difference is 21, so we can say 7x = 21 which solves to x = 3

    The smaller number is 3 and the larger is 8x = 8*3 = 24

    As a check: 24-3 = 21, which confirms the answer.

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