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ahutch53
Oct 22, 2012, 08:40 AM
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?
Gernald
Oct 22, 2012, 10:12 AM
Try going from here: x-(1/16*x)=25
lgrime01
Jun 19, 2013, 02:33 PM
The answer is 5
lgrime01
Jun 19, 2013, 02:35 PM
My next answer would be 11
lgrime01
Jun 19, 2013, 02:36 PM
It cannot be 25 if the smaller number is 1/16 of it