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Comparing percentage increases of tea and coffee

In a country the consumption of tea is five times that of coffee. If tea consumption is increased by and coffee by , the total consumption rises by . If instead tea is increased by and coffee by , the total consumption rises by . Find the relation between and .

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. II. Proportion, Examples II, No. 24

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).