ireneoprecio19
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  • 08-06-2014
  • Mathematics
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One number is four times another number. If their sum is 95, what are the numbers?

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iloveonedirection
iloveonedirection iloveonedirection
  • 08-06-2014
Let x be one number and y be the other.

#1 - Set up a system of equations.
4x = y
x + y = 45

#2 - Solve the system by substitution.
x + (4x) = 45
5x = 45
x = 9

(9) + y = 45
y = 36
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AL2006
AL2006 AL2006
  • 08-06-2014
The numbers are 19 and 76.
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