document.write( "Question 249094: One number is 5 more than another. 5 times the smaller equals 4 times the larger. Find the numbers.\r
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One number is 5 more than another. 5 times the smaller equals 4 times the larger. Find the numbers.
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "x = y+5
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\n" ); document.write( "5y = 4x
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute for \"x\" and solve for \"y\":
\n" ); document.write( "5y = 4*(y+5)
\n" ); document.write( "5y = 4y+20
\n" ); document.write( "y = 20 (smaller number)
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\n" ); document.write( "x = y+5 = 25 (larger number)
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