SOLUTION: One number is 5 times another. The sum of the numbers is 72. What are the numbers?

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Question 159292: One number is 5 times another. The sum of the numbers is 72. What are the numbers?
Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
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let 1st number = x
2nd number = 5x
So it follows,
5x%2Bx=72
6x=72 -----------> cross%286%29x%2Fcross%286%29=cross%2872%2912%2Fcross%286%29
x=12, 1st number
5%2A12=60, 2nd number
Go back eqn,
5%2A12%2B12=72
60%2B12=72
72=72
Thank you,
Jojo