SOLUTION: One positive number is 5 times another number. The difference between the two numbers is 332, find the numbers.

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Question 965900: One positive number is 5 times another number. The difference between the two numbers is 332, find the numbers.
Answer by t0hierry(194) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = 5y
x - y = 332
4y = 332
y = 83
x = 415