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The sum of the two numbers is 98. The first number is 4/3 times larger than the second. What are the numbers?

Correct answer:

a =  56
b =  42

Step-by-step explanation:


a+b=98
a = 4/3·b

a+b = 98
3a-4b = 0

Pivot: Row 1 ↔ Row 2
3a-4b = 0
a+b = 98

Row 2 - 1/3 · Row 1 → Row 2
3a-4b = 0
2.33b = 98


b = 98/2.33333333 = 42
a = 0+4b/3 = 0+4 · 42/3 = 56

a = 56
b = 42

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