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Numbers in a given ratio with a difference

Find two numbers in the ratio $7 : 12$ such that the greater exceeds the lesser by $275$ .

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. I. Ratio, Examples I, No. 3

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