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A number is six times another number. Their sum is 28. What are the numbers?

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Anumberissixtimesanothernumber.Theirsumis28.Whatarethenumbers?

Solution

Thenumbers:24,4
Solution steps
Represent the numbers with xandy:
number1:x
number2:y
A.T.Q.:
x=6y
x+y=28
x=6y,x+y=28:x=24,y=4
Thenumbers:24,4

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