SOLUTION: Please help. I need steps so I can study how to break these down. Thank you so much. The sum of two numbers is 36. The first number is 1/5 of the second number. What are

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Question 1125412: Please help. I need steps so I can study how to break these down. Thank you so much.
The sum of two numbers is 36. The first number is
1/5 of the second number.
What are the​ numbers? ___
What is the smaller of the two​ numbers? ___
What is the larger number of the two​ numbers? ___

Answer by josgarithmetic(39623)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The sum of two numbers is 36. The first number is
1/5 of the second number.
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first number, x
second number, y


This can also be stated in and substitution is obvious and easy to do.



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