SOLUTION: One number is 4 times another. The sum of both numbers and 12 is 37, find the numbers.

Question 830091: One number is 4 times another. The sum of both numbers and 12 is 37, find the numbers.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x = 4y
x + y + 12 = 37
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put the system of linear equations into standard form:
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x - 4y = 0
x + y = 25
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x = 20
y = 5
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