The sum of two numbers is One number is times the other. Find the numbers.

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The sum of two numbers is  One number is  times the other. Find the numbers.

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Let x and y be the two numbers. We know that x + y = 11ebfe7e_3413_f70f_96cc_85b233cac23c_TBX8806_11 and x = 11ebfe7e_3413_f710_96cc_05c5698528fc_TBX8806_11 times y. Substituting the second equation into the first, we get 11ebfe7e_3413_f710_96cc_05c5698528fc_TBX8806_11y + y = 11ebfe7e_3413_f70f_96cc_85b233cac23c_TBX8806_11. Solving for y, we get y = 11ebfe7e_3413_f714_96cc_a7fb18642930_TBX8806_11. Substituting y back into the equation x = 11ebfe7e_3413_f710_96cc_05c5698528fc_TBX8806_11 times y, we get x = 11ebfe7e_3413_f715_96cc_7dfb22b6b99f_TBX8806_11. Therefore, the numbers are approximately x = 11ebfe7e_3413_f715_96cc_7dfb22b6b99f_TBX8806_11 and y = 11ebfe7e_3413_f714_96cc_a7fb18642930_TBX8806_11, which corresponds to choice D.

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