SOLUTION: The larger of two numbers is 8 more than four times the smaller. If the larger is increased by four times the smaller, the result is 40. Find the numbers.

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Question 457923: The larger of two numbers is 8 more than four times the smaller. If the larger is increased by four times the smaller, the result is 40. Find the numbers.
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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(4s + 8) + 4s = 40
8s + 8 = 40
8s = 32
s = 4, the smaller number, and 4s + 8 = 4*4 + 8 = 16 + 8 = 24.