SOLUTION: one number is five times a second number. The sum of the two numbers is 36. Find the numbers

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Question 786046: one number is five times a second number. The sum of the two numbers is 36. Find the numbers
Answer by harpazo(655) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let a be first number
Let b be the second number
a = 5b
a + b = 36
This is a system of linear equations in two variables.
Can you finish?