SOLUTION: one number is four times another number. if the smaller number is subtracted from the larger number, the result is the same as, if the smaller number were increased by 20. what are

Question 365268: one number is four times another number. if the smaller number is subtracted from the larger number, the result is the same as, if the smaller number were increased by 20. what are the 2 numbers?
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one number is four times another number. if the smaller number is subtracted from the larger number, the result is the same as, if the smaller number were increased by 20. what are the 2 numbers?
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larger: x
smaller: y
Equation:
x = 4y
x-y = y+20
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Substitute for x and solve for "y":
4y-y = y+20
2y = 20
y = 10 (smaller)
x = 4y = 40 (larger)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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