SOLUTION: One number is four more than five times another. If their sum is decreased by six, the result is sixteen. Find the numbers.
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Question 890113: One number is four more than five times another. If their sum is decreased by six, the result is sixteen. Find the numbers.
Answer by Nigelyul(18) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let "x" be the 1st number
"y" be the 2nd number
Therefore, the 1st number is 19 and the other is 3
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