... the quotient is 2 and the remainder 2. Find the numbers. Let x = the greater number, and y = the smaller number. Then 5^ = 4, and x From the solution of these equations x = 47, and y - 11. A School Algebra - Page 226by George Albert Wentworth - 1890 - 495 pagesFull view - About this book
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