SOLUTION: The sunm of two numbers is 103. The larger number is one more than five times the smaller number. Find the numbers

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Question 311656: The sunm of two numbers is 103. The larger number is one more than five times the smaller number. Find the numbers
Answer by mollukutti(30) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the smaller number be x
Then the larger number is 5x + 1
Sum of 2 numbers is 103
Equation:
x + 5x + 1 = 103
or, 6x +1 = 103
or, 6x = 103 - 1
or, 6x = 102
or, x = 102/6 (dividing either sides by 6)
or, x = 17
Smaller number = 17
Larger number = 17.5 + 1 = 86