SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is -216. One number is five times the other. What are the numbers?

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Question 336530: The sum of two numbers is -216. One number is five times the other. What are the numbers?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+y=-216
y=5x
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x+5x=-216
6x=-216
x=-36
y=-180
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Ed