SOLUTION: One positive number is 5 times another number. The difference between the two numbers is 1524, find the numbers.

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Question 495086: One positive number is 5 times another number. The difference between the two numbers is 1524, find the numbers.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x-x=1524
4x=1524
x=381
5x=1905