Question 1052837
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There are two numbers four times as far from 5 as they are from 80.  Find the two numbers.
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|x-5| = 4*|x-80|.


This equation deploys in two independent equations:

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     a)  x-5 = 4(x-80)  --->  x-5 = 4x-320  --->  3x = 315  --->  x = 105

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     b)  x-5 = -4(x-80)  --->  x-5 = -4x+320  --->  5x = 325  --->  x = 65.


<U>Answer</U>.  The two numbers are 65 and 105.
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