document.write( "Question 177449: Find two numbers whose sum is 65 and such that one is 4 times as large as the other. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #132491 by Mathtut(3670)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! ok, lets call the 2 numbers a and b \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Find two numbers whose sum is 65 and such that one is 4 times as large as the other. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "a+b=65.....eq 1 \n" ); document.write( "a=4b.......eq 2 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "take the value of a, which is 4b, from eq 2 and plug it into eq 1 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "4b+b=65 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "5b=65 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " |