SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 50 . The greater number is four less than five times the lesser number. Find the numbers.

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Question 1199914: The sum of two numbers is 50 . The greater number is four less than five times the lesser number. Find the numbers.
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You may find in the steps that the lesser number is 54%2F6,...

The two numbers are 9 and 41.