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The difference of two numbers is 11 and one-fifth of their sum is 9. Find the numbers.
The difference of two numbers is 11 and one-fifth of their sum is 9. Find the numbers.
Answer: Option D
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Let the number be x and y. Then,
x−y = 11----(i)and 1/5(x+y)=9↔x+y= 45----(ii)
Adding (i) and (ii), we get: 2x = 56 or x = 28. Putting x = 28 in (i), we get: y = 17.
Hence, the numbers are 28 and 17.
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