SOLUTION: One number is five more than another.
Five times the smaller equals four times the larger.
Find the numbers
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Question 252946: One number is five more than another.
Five times the smaller equals four times the larger.
Find the numbers
Found 2 solutions by drk, mlm47688:
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let X and Y be the numbers.
X = Y + 5
5Y = 4X.
By substitution, we get
5Y = 4(Y+5)
5Y = 4Y + 20
Y = 20.
X = 25.
Answer by mlm47688(4) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
#1=x
#2=x+5
5x=4(x+5)
5x=4x+20
x=20
#1=20
#2=25
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