SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is 76. If four times the smaller number is subtracted from the larger number, the result is 16. Find the two numbers

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Question 927996: the sum of two numbers is 76. If four times the smaller number is subtracted from the larger number, the result is 16. Find the two numbers
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.A%2BB=76
2.B-4A=16
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B=16%2B4A
Substitute into eq. 1,
A%2B16%2B4A=76
5A%2B16=76
5A=60
A=12
Then,
12%2BB=76
B=64