Answer:Let the two unknown numbers be x and y.
So, x-y=40 ........Equation 1
And 0.3(x)= 37.5/100 (y)
From equation 1, x=40+y
Now, multiply through by 100 in equation 2.
We have,
30x = 37.5 (y)
We can multiply through by 10 again,so that the number on the L.H.S becomes a whole number.
Therefore, we have
300x = 375 (y)
Put "x=40+y" in the equation above
That is, 300 (40+y) = 375 (y)
1200 + 300y = 375y
1200 = 375y - 300y
1200 = 75y
Divide both sides by 75 to get your y
Therefore, y =16
From equation 1, we had x= 40 + y
Therefore X = 40 + 16
X= 56
Therefore the two unknown numbers are 56 and 16 respectively.
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