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Question 796719: when a number is added to another number 5 times as large the result is 24. what is the first number?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
when a number is added to another number 5 times as large the result is 24
x + 5x = 24
6x = 24
x = 4
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