SOLUTION: 9. A number is six times another number. When the numbers are added, their sum is 49. What are the numbers?

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Question 381412: 9. A number is six times another number. When the numbers are added, their sum is 49. What are the numbers?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x = one number
6x = other number
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6x+x=49
7x=49
/7
x=49/7
x= 7
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7 & 42 are the numbers
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