SOLUTION: when a number is added to another number 5 times as large the result is 24. what is the first number?

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Question 796719: when a number is added to another number 5 times as large the result is 24. what is the first number?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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when a number is added to another number 5 times as large the result is 24
x + 5x = 24
6x = 24
x = 4
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