SOLUTION: If two people sell 420 houses together but one sells 5 times as many as the other how many did each sell?

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Question 619871: If two people sell 420 houses together but one sells 5 times as many as the other how many did each sell?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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If two people sell 420 houses together but one sells 5 times as many as the other how many did each sell?
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h = # sold by the slow person
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h + 5h = 420
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