SOLUTION: One positive number is 5 times another number. The difference between the two numbers is 264, find the numbers.

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Question 754840: One positive number is 5 times another number. The difference between the two numbers is 264, find the numbers.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Positive number - 5x
Other number - x
5x - x = 264
4x = 264
x = 66
Therefore positive number = 5 x 66 = 330
Other number = 66
330 - 66 = 264.
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