Examples of Math Problems
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
One number is 5 greater than another number. their sum is equal to 5 times their difference. Find the numbers.
1)x=y+5
2)x+y=5(x-y)
1) tells us x-y=5
therefore we can repalce x-y with 5 in 2)
new system:
x+y=25
x-y=5
adding the two equations...
2x=30
x=15
so...
y=10
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