SOLUTION: One number is 4 times another.There sum of 4 times the larger plus 4 times the smaller is 120. What are the two numbers?

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Question 1003231: One number is 4 times another.There sum of 4 times the larger plus 4 times the smaller is 120. What are the two numbers?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the smaller number x.
Then the larger is 4x.
Then
4(4x) + 4x = 120
16x + 4x = 120
20x = 120
x = 6
4x = 24