Tuesday, August 13, 2013

The difference of two numbers is five sixth of their sum and the greater exceeds ten times the lesser by 3. Find the greater number. Options 1) 96 2) 84 3) 72 4) 68 5) 55 6) 48 7) 33 8) 28 9) 24 10) None of these

y>x 
y-x=(5/6)(x+y)
y=10x+3 
when solved, leads to y=33

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