Question

What has a sum of 24 and the quotient of 3

Answer 1

Answer:

first number = 18

second number = 6

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the first number be x

Let the second number be y

then, forming 2 equations by information given in question

we get, x + y = 24__________1

x/y = 3 (as given in question quotient is 3)

x = 3y

substituting the value of x in equation 1.

we get, 3y + y = 24

4y = 24

y = 6

Now, x = 3y

x = 3 × 6

x = 18

therefore, first number(x) is 18

second number(y) is 6

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Aakash Maurya