The difference of two numbers is 1365. On dividing the larger number by the smaller, we get 6 as quotient and the 15 as remainder. What is the smaller number ?
Question
The difference of two numbers is 1365. On dividing the larger number by the smaller, we get 6 as quotient and the 15 as remainder. What is the smaller number ?
Solution
Let's denote the smaller number as x and the larger number as y.
From the problem, we know two things:
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y - x = 1365 (because the difference of two numbers is 1365)
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y = 6x + 15 (because when the larger number is divided by the smaller one, we get 6 as quotient and 15 as remainder)
Now, we can substitute y from the second equation into the first one:
6x + 15 - x = 1365 5x + 15 = 1365 5x = 1350 x = 270
So, the smaller number is 270.
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