SOLUTION: Julius sold five times as many computers as Sam sold last year. Together they sold 78 computers. How many computers did Julius sell? Write the equation and solve

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Question 395914: Julius sold five times as many computers as Sam sold last year. Together they sold 78 computers. How many computers did Julius sell?
Write the equation and solve

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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j=5x
s=x
x+5x=78
6x=78
x=13
5x=65