Question 654600
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Hi,
Best to Set it Up and Solve it Algebraicly
A number{{{highlight(y)}}} <u>is four times another number</u>{{{highlight(x)}}}. 
Six times the smaller number plus half of the larger number equals 212
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 {{{6x + y/2 = 212}}}    || {{{y = 4x}}},   Substituting for y...
 {{{6x + 4x/2 = 212}}} 
 {{{6x + 2x = 212}}}
  {{{8x = 212}}} 
     x = 212/8 = 26.5   and y = 106
and...
 {{{6*26.5 + 53 = 159 + 53 =  212}}}