Each teacher can order 3 boxes of pencils for the school year. If 3 boxes together hold 82 pencils how many are in each box? If
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Let,
the numbers be "x" and "y"
According to the question,
x = 4y ......................................................equation (1)
...................................equation (2)
Taking equation (2)
Substituting the value of "x" from equation (1), we get,
Cross multiplying, we get,
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Now,
Taking equation (1)
x = 4y
Substituting the value of "y", we get
So, the numbers are
and 
the numbers be "x" and "y"
According to the question,
x = 4y ......................................................equation (1)
Taking equation (2)
Substituting the value of "x" from equation (1), we get,
Cross multiplying, we get,
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Now,
Taking equation (1)
x = 4y
Substituting the value of "y", we get
So, the numbers are