SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 103. The larger number is 1 more than five times the smaller number. find the numbers.

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Question 348039: The sum of two numbers is 103. The larger number is 1 more than five times the smaller number. find the numbers.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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smaller number =x
bigger number = 5x+1
...
x+5x+1=103
6x+1=103
6x=103-1
6x=102
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x=17
...
5x+1= 5*17+1
=85+1
86