SOLUTION: The larger of two numbers is 4 less than five times the smaller. When the smaller number is subtracted from the larger, The difference is 4 Find the two numbers.
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Question 346665: The larger of two numbers is 4 less than five times the smaller. When the smaller number is subtracted from the larger, The difference is 4 Find the two numbers.
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Let 
represent the larger number. Let 
represent the smaller number. The given relationships are:
Solve the system. Either the substititution or elimination methods work very tidily on this system.
John
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