The quotient of two numbers is 8. The sum of the same two numbers is 72. What are the two numbers?"?

Answer 1

let the first no=x
second no.=y

x/y=8(or x=8y)
x+y=72


solve for y
by substituting(use the 2nd equation)

x+y=72
8y+y=72(substitute the value of x in the first equation to the x in the 2nd equation)

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9y=72
9y/9=72/9
y=8


then let us solve the value of x using the 2nd equation

x+y=72
x+8(the value of y we got)=72
x=72-8
x=64


and the answer is

1st no.=64
2nd no.=8

Answer 2

Let the two numbers be represented by X and Y. Then we have:

(1) X/Y = 8 and (2) X + Y = 72

Rearrange (1) to get X = 8Y

Substitute 8Y for X in (2) to get 8Y + Y = 72. Hence, 9Y = 72, Y Y = 72/9, Y = 8.

Thus X + 8 = 72, X = 72 - 8, X = 64.

Check using (1): X/Y = 64/8 = 8

Answer: the two numbers are 8 and 64

Answer 3

64+8=72

Answer 4

quotient of two numbers is 8 so we get

x/y = 8

or x = 8y......(1)

Also,...The sum of the same two numbers is 72. so we get

x + y = 72..(2)....

substitute the value of x from (1) into (2)

8y + y = 72

9y = 72

Divide both sides by 9 and we get ..

y = 8...

now substitute the value of y = 8 in (1)...

we get ...x = 64

if u want to verify the answer put the value of x and y either in (1)or (2)...if LHS = RHS...our answer is correct ..

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Answer 5

64 and 8

Answer 6

64 and 8

Answer 7

Sixty-Four and Eight

64/8 = 8
64 + 8 = 72

Answer 8

64 and 8 definitely

Answer 9

64 and 8.

64/8=8
64+8=72

Answer 10

64 & 8