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Title: Number A divided by number B equals one-fourth. Number B divided by number A equals two times number Post by: presidente on May 21, 2018 Number A divided by number B equals one-fourth. Number B divided by number A equals two times number A. What are the two numbers?
Title: Re: Number A divided by number B equals one-fourth. Number B divided by number A equals two times ... Post by: Aliya1 on May 21, 2018 Number A divided by number B equals one-fourth.
A/B = 1/4 Cross multiply B = 4A Number B divided by number A equals two times number A. B/A = 2A Replace B with 4A (from the fist statement) 4A/A = 2A Cancel A on the left 4 = 2A 2 = A then B = 4(2) B = 8 : What are the two numbers? A=2; B=8 |