SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 45 . One number is 4 times as large as the other. What are the numbers?

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Question 1111305: The sum of two numbers is 45 . One number is 4 times as large as the other. What are the numbers?
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the numbers are x and 4x
They add to 45
5x=45
x=9
4x=36

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