SOLUTION: A positive number is one-fifth of another positive number. The greater number less the lesser number is 8. What are the numbers?

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Question 734907: A positive number is one-fifth of another positive number. The greater number less the lesser number is 8. What are the numbers?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=y/5,
y-x=3
x = 3/4, y = 15/4