SOLUTION: One number is one less than four times another. If their sum is decreased by three, the result is sixteen. Find the numbers.

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Question 942600: One number is one less than four times another. If their sum is decreased by three, the result is sixteen. Find the numbers.
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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one number is x; another is 4x-1 Sum=19
x+4x-1=19
5x-1=19 add 1 to each side
5x=20 divide each side by 5
5x/5=20/5
X=4 One Number
4(4)-1=15 The other number
CHECK
Sum reduced by 3 is sixteen
(4+15)-3=16
19-3=16
16=16