SOLUTION: One positive number is 5 times another number. The difference between the two numbers is 188.Find the numbers. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.)

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Question 947991: One positive number is 5 times another number. The difference between the two numbers is 188.Find the numbers. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A=5B
A-B=188
Substituting,
5B-B=188
4B=188
B=47
So then,
A=5%2847%29
A=235