One number is four times another, and the sum of the two numbers is 155. What are the two numbers?
We have 2 numbers x,y
x=4y (1)
x+y=155<=> We are replacing the (1) => 4y+y=155 <=> 5y=155 <=> y=31
so we are replacing in the (1) x=4×31<=> x=124
so the two numbers? is 31 and 124
Hope this helps!
number 1 = x, number 2 = 155-x.
We have the equation $x = 4(155-x)$, which simplifies into $x = 620 - 4x$. Isolating x, we have $5x=620$, which simplifies into $x = 124$. The second number is $155-124$, which is $31$. Done, you are welcome.
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