The garden has four quarters. three quarters are planted with basil. one quarter is planted with sage. The strips represent quarters. So that means that three strips represent three quarters. Well one strip represents one quarter.
Let the first and smaller number be x. Since the second number is 5 times the first, the second number is 5x. We also know both of these numbers must add to 50; thus, we can create the following equation.

Combine like terms

Divide both sides by 6

This is the value of the first number. The number you're looking for isn't specified in the question description, so I'll just provide the value of the second number. The second number has to be 5 times the first.
Thus, we just multiply 5 to x.

That's the value of the second number.
Solve for w: by simplifying both sides of the equation, then isolating the variable.
w=-217
Work: 1. Subtract 13 from both sides (w/7 = -18 - 13), 2.Simplify -18-13 to -31 (w/7=-31), 3.Multiply both sides by 7 (w = -31 * 7), 4. Simplify 31*7 to 217 (w=-217)
Answer:
find it in this file bts/shah's.th