SOLUTION: One number is four times another number, if their sum is 95, what are the numbers?

Question 226009: One number is four times another number, if their sum is 95, what are the numbers?

Answer by drj(1380) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One number is four times another number, if their sum is 95, what are the numbers?

Step 1. Let x be one number.

Step 2. Let 4x be the other number.

Step 3. then x+4x=95 since their sum is 95

Step 4. Solving yields the following steps

Divide by 5 to both sides of the equation

and Also, note their sum is 95.

Step 5. The numbers are 19 and 76.

I hope the above steps and explanation were helpful.

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