SOLUTION: One number is 5 more than 4 times the other and their sum is 10. Find the numbers

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Question 951438: One number is 5 more than 4 times the other and their sum is 10. Find the numbers
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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X+Y=10
X=4Y+5
4Y+5+Y=10
5Y=10-5
5Y=5
Y=5/5
Y=1 ANS.
X+1=10
X=10-1
X=9 ANS
Proof:
9+1=10
10=10