two numbers are in the ratio 4:7.if thrice the larger be added to twice the smaller, the sum is 59. find the numbers.
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If the ratio is 4:7 thew the answer is 4/7 then the number is 4 and 7 you have de possibility to calculate like this

4/7=X/Y

3x+2y=59 and you gona have x=0.59 and y=1,0325 if you transforme 0,59 like a 4  then 0,59-------4 and y -------1.0325 then y=1,0325*4/0.59<=> y=7
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