SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is forty-eight. seven times the smaller number is equal to five times the larger. Find the larger number.

Question 816296: The sum of two numbers is forty-eight. seven times the smaller number is equal to five times the larger. Find the larger number.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m + n = 48
m = 48 - n
7m = 5n
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7m = 5n
7(48 - n) = 5n
336 - 7n = 5n
12n = 336
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n = 28
m = 20
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