SOLUTION: Two numbers have the same sum of 25. One number is 5 more than the other. Find the numbers.
X + 5 Y = 25
This is the way I set it up and can't get this to work out. Any help woul
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Question 353629: Two numbers have the same sum of 25. One number is 5 more than the other. Find the numbers.
X + 5 Y = 25
This is the way I set it up and can't get this to work out. Any help would be appericated.
Answer by sofiyac(983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
first number is x, then the other number is x+5
x+x+5=25
2x+5=25
2x=20
x=10 so one number is 10 and the other is 15
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