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3 years ago

the difference between two numbers is 10 and their sum is four times the smaller number. find the two numbers

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1 answer:

Vanyuwa [196]3 years ago

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Answer:

The smaller number is 5.

The bigger number is 15.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the smaller number be x and the bigger number be x+10.

x+x+10 = 4x

2x+10 = 4x

10 = 4x-2x

2x = 10

x = 10÷2

= 5

x+10 = 5+10

= 15

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