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Algebra.Com's Answer #38521 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sum of two numbers is 86. The second is 1 more than 4 times the first. What are the two numbers? \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "Let one of the numbers be \"x\". \n" ); document.write( "The other is \"4x+1\". \n" ); document.write( "EQUATION: \n" ); document.write( "x+4x+1=86 \n" ); document.write( "5x=85 \n" ); document.write( "x=17 (the 1st number) \n" ); document.write( "4x+1=69 (the 2nd number) \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |