SOLUTION: One number is four times as large as another number, and their sum is 5285. What are the two numbers?

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Question 262606: One number is four times as large as another number, and their sum is 5285. What are the two numbers?
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One number is four times as large as another number, and their sum is 5285. What are the two numbers?
Let the number be x
The other number is 4x
4x+x=5285
5x=5285
X=1057
4228 is the other number
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