SOLUTION: Separate 150 into two parts such that four times the larger exceeds five times the smaller by 60.

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Question 771816: Separate 150 into two parts such that four times the larger exceeds five times the smaller by 60.
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Let represent the larger number and represent the smaller. First:



Second:



Solve the 2X2 system for and

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