SOLUTION: One number is 5 times another number and their sum is -60. What is lesser of the two numbers?

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Question 866863: One number is 5 times another number and their sum is -60. What is lesser of the two numbers?
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Hi

n + 5n = -60

   6n = -60

    n = -10, the larger number.  The smaller number is -50