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Revision as of 21:49, 3 March 2015
Problem
Isaac has written down one integer two times and another integer three times. The sum of the five numbers is 
, and one of the numbers is 
. What is the other number?
Solution
Let the first number be 
and the second be 
. We have 
. We are given one of the numbers is 28. If were to be 28, would not be an integer, thus 
. 
, solving gives 
, so the answer is 
.
See Also
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