SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 60. One number is 4 times as large as the other. What are the numbers?
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Question 249515: The sum of two numbers is 60. One number is 4 times as large as the other. What are the numbers?
Answer by chosenpoint(26) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We will let the smaller of the two numbers be x
Then, the larger number will be 4x
Then we can use this info to solve for x:
x+4x=60
5x=60
x=12
4x=4*12
4x=48
The two numbers are 12 and 48!!! :)
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