SOLUTION: One number is eight times larger than another. Four times the larger number added to two times the smaller one equals 20. What are the two number.

Question 1117898: One number is eight times larger than another. Four times the larger number added to two times the smaller one equals 20. What are the two number.
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One number is eight times larger than another. Four times the larger number added to two times the smaller one equals 20. What are the two number.
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B = bigger number
S = smaller
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B = 9S
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4B + 2S = 20
4*9S + 2S = 20
38S = 20
S = 10/19
B = 90/19

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