x : y = 11 : 3 x + y = 140 Find x and y
x = 110y = 30From x: y = 11:3 we can rearrange to find x = 11y/3 or y = 3x/11We can then substitute into x + y = 140 to get 11y/3 + y = 14y/3 = 140 y/3 = 10 y = 30once we have y, we can find that x + 30 = 140 x = 110
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