document.write( "Question 159292: One number is 5 times another. The sum of the numbers is 72. What are the numbers? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #117436 by jojo14344(1513) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "let 1st number = x
\n" ); document.write( "2nd number = 5x
\n" ); document.write( "So it follows,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x%2Bx=72\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6x=72\"$ -----------> $\"cross%286%29x%2Fcross%286%29=cross%2872%2912%2Fcross%286%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=12\"$ , 1st number
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%2A12=60\"$ , 2nd number
\n" ); document.write( "Go back eqn,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%2A12%2B12=72\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"60%2B12=72\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"72=72\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Thank you,
\n" ); document.write( "Jojo \n" ); document.write( "

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