Question

Find two consecutive odd numbers such that the sum of one-fifth of the smaller and four-sevenths of the larger is equal to fifty-nine.



73 and 75

75 and 77

77 and 79

Answer 1

lol I don't really feel like explaining if I don't have to so what do you think it is and I'll tell you if you're right

Answer 2

i dont know can you explain how to go about this XP

Answer 3

dang it >.< ok let the two numbers be n and n+2,
n is smaller and n+2 is the larger number


n over 5+4 over 7(n+2)=59

Answer 4

what do you get when you solve that

Answer 5

(n over 5)+
sorry I just realized that could be confusing

Answer 6

sorry this is really confusing to me

Answer 7

I sent you a message hopefully it helped

Answer 8

oh yes that helps very much

Answer 9

haha I thought it would.. need help on anything else?

Answer 10

The numerator and the denominator of a fraction are thirteen and fifty, respectively. When a certain number is added to this numerator and subtracted from this denominator, the resulting fraction has a numerator to denominator ratio of two to one. What is the number?



29

37

39

Answer 11

(13 + x)/(50 - x) = 2
can you solve?