SOLUTION: How would this equation be translated One number is 5 larger than another number. Their sum is equal to 5 times their difference.

SOLUTION: How would this equation be translated One number is 5 larger than another number. Their sum is equal to 5 times their difference.

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Question 443621: How would this equation be translated
One number is 5 larger than another number. Their sum is equal to 5 times their difference.
Answer by swincher4391(1107) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = 5 + y
x + y = 5(x-y)
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