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The sum of two numbers is 2490. If 6.5% of one number is equal to 8.5% of the other, then the numbers are?

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The sum of two numbers is 2490.

If 6.5%6.5\% of one number is equal to 8.5%8.5\% of the other, then the numbers are?

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Solution

Sure, let's solve this step by step.

Let's denote the two numbers as A and B.

From the problem, we know that:

A + B = 2490 (equation 1)

And also,

6.5% of A = 8.5% of B, which can be written as:

0.065A = 0.085B (equation 2)

We can rearrange equation 2 to isolate A:

A = 0.085B / 0.065 = 1.3077B

Now we can substitute A in equation 1:

1.3077B + B = 2490

This simplifies to:

2.3077B = 2490

Solving for B, we get:

B = 2490 / 2.3077 = 1078.9 (approximately)

Substituting B in equation 1, we get:

A = 2490 - 1078.9 = 1411.1 (approximately)

So, the two numbers are approximately 1078.9 and 1411.1.

This problem has been solved

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