SOLUTION: What's the sum of two numbers is six. Four times the smaller is equal to two times the larger.

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Question 486951: What's the sum of two numbers is six. Four times the smaller is equal to two times the larger.
Answer by John10(297) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the smaller number and y is the larger number
x + y = 6
4x = 2y or 2x = y
Solve:
x + y = 6
x + 2x = 6
3x = 6
x =6/3
x = 2
Then y = 2x = 2(2) = 4.
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