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?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-29T13:44:07

x=6 y=26

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

Answer 2 · 2016-10-29T13:45:26

Let x represent the unknown number.

# (5x-4)+x = 32#

# 6x-4 = 32#

#6x = 32+4#

#6x = 36#

#x = 6#

Hence, one of the number is 6 and the other, since it is 4 less than 5 times the other, it would be

#(5*6)-4 = 26#

And the second number is 26.