SOLUTION: One number is five more than a second number. Four times the first number is six more than three times the second. Find the numbers.

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Question 1095191: One number is five more than a second number. Four times the first number is six more than three times the second. Find the numbers.
Answer by Katarekt(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let one number be x
Let the second number be y
x=y+5 (eq. 1)
4x=3y+6 (eq. 2)
Sub eq. 1 into eq. 2
4(y+5)=3y+6
4y+20=3y+6
y=-14
Sub back into eq. 1
x=-14+5
x=-9