SOLUTION: One number is five more than another number. Their sum is 285. what are they? 5x+x=258 6x=258 6x/6=258/6 x=47.5 5x 5(47.5) 237.5

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Question 97467: One number is five more than another number. Their sum is 285. what are they?
5x+x=258
6x=258
6x/6=258/6
x=47.5
5x
5(47.5)
237.5
Answer by mathslover(157) About Me  (Show Source):
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You got the equation wrong.
The qustion says one number is 5 more than the other
which can be writen as x + 5 (and not 5x which means 5 times the other number) where x is the first number
now it's pretty easy to solve
x+ x+ 5 =285
2x = 280
x= 145
and x+5 =145
numbers are 140 and 145