SOLUTION: One number is seven times a second number. Four times the smaller number plus twice the larger number equals 36. Find the number.

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Question 341211: One number is seven times a second number. Four times the smaller number plus twice the larger number equals 36. Find the number.
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = smaller number
7x = bigger number

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4x + 2(7x) = 36

4x + 14x = 36

18x = 36

x = 36/18

x = 2

The smaller number is 2 and the bigger number is 14.