SOLUTION: The sum of two positive integers is five times the difference. Find three pairs of integers that satisfy this condition

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Question 1006956: The sum of two positive integers is five times the difference. Find three pairs of integers that satisfy this condition
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call them x and y.
Then we have
x + y = 5(x - y)
x + y = 5x - 5y
6y = 4x
y = (2/3)x
So three pairs that work are
(3,2)
(6,4)
(9,6)