The sum of two numbers is 32. One of the numbers is 4 less than 5 times the other. How do you find the two numbers?
2 Answers
Oct 29, 2016
x=6 y=26
Explanation:
x+y=32 y=5x-4 x+(5x-4)=32 x+5x-4=32 6x=36 x=6 y=32-x y=32-6 y=26
Oct 29, 2016
Let x represent the unknown number.
Explanation:
Hence, one of the number is 6 and the other, since it is 4 less than 5 times the other, it would be
And the second number is 26.