SOLUTION: One number is nine times another. The greater number is 4950 what is the lesser number?

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Question 1011974: One number is nine times another. The greater number is 4950 what is the lesser number?
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Greater number = 9 x Lesser number
Greater number/9 = Lesser number
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4950/9=55
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ANSWER: The Lesser number is 55.