SOLUTION: One positive number is one-fifth of another number. The difference between the two numbers is 172, find the numbers. The two numbers in increasing order are ________ and ______

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Question 761795: One positive number is one-fifth of another number. The difference between the two numbers is 172, find the numbers.
The two numbers in increasing order are ________ and __________ .



Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Another number = x
One positive number = x/5
x - x/5
= 4x/5
4x/5 = 172
x = (172 * 5)/4
x = 215
Another number = 215
One positive number = 42.
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