Question 252946: One number is five more than another.
Five times the smaller equals four times the larger.
Find the numbers Found 2 solutions by drk, mlm47688:Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let X and Y be the numbers.
X = Y + 5
5Y = 4X.
By substitution, we get
5Y = 4(Y+5)
5Y = 4Y + 20
Y = 20.
X = 25.
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