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The difference if two numbers is 4. The larger number is 5 less than four times the smaller number. Find the two numbers?
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The difference if two numbers is 4. The larger number is 5 less than four times the smaller number. Find the two numbers?
Answer by chriswen(106) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the smaller number.
Let x+4 be the larger number.
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(x+4)+5=4x
x+4+5=4x
9=4x-x
9=3x
x=9/3
x=3
x+4=7
Therefore, the two numbers are 3 and 7.
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