SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is 32. one of the numbers is 4 less than 5 times the other. find the two numbers
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Question 568454: the sum of two numbers is 32. one of the numbers is 4 less than 5 times the other. find the two numbers
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Let 
represent one of the numbers.
Let 
represent the other.
You are given that:
and
Solve the 2X2 system by substitution.
John
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