document.write( "Question 252946: One number is five more than another.
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document.write( "Five times the smaller equals four times the larger.
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document.write( "Find the numbers \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #185108 by drk(1908)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let X and Y be the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "X = Y + 5 \n" ); document.write( "5Y = 4X. \n" ); document.write( "By substitution, we get \n" ); document.write( "5Y = 4(Y+5) \n" ); document.write( "5Y = 4Y + 20 \n" ); document.write( "Y = 20. \n" ); document.write( "X = 25. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |