SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 120. If one of the numbers is four times the other, find the smaller number.

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Question 1193662: The sum of two numbers is 120. If one of the numbers is four times the other, find the smaller number.
Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the smaller number be x; then the larger number is 4x.

Their sum is 120:

x+4x=120

Solve using basic algebra....