SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is sixty-three. if five times the smaller number is four times the larger number, find the numbers.....
so basicly i need to know how to get the small n
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Question 762324: the sum of two numbers is sixty-three. if five times the smaller number is four times the larger number, find the numbers.....
so basicly i need to know how to get the small number and the large number.
Answer by Stitch(470) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Equation 1:
Equation 2:
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Solve one of the equations for one of the variables.
I will solve equation 2 for A by dividing both sides by 5.
Equation 2:
Now plug (4/5)B into equation 1 for A.
Equation 1:
B by itself can also be written as 1B or (5/5)B. They are all equal.
Combine like terms.
Multiply both sides by 5/9
Now solve for A.
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