document.write( "Question 658671: One positive number is one-fifth of another number. The difference between the two numbers is 212. Find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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One positive number is one-fifth of another number. The difference between the two numbers is 212. Find the numbers.
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "y = 5x
\n" ); document.write( "y-x = 212
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute for \"y\" and solve for \"x\":
\n" ); document.write( "5x-x = 212
\n" ); document.write( "4x = 212
\n" ); document.write( "x = 53
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\n" ); document.write( "y = 265
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