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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