One of the two numbers exceeds the other by 9. Four times the smaller added to five times the larger gives 108. Find the numbers.
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One of the two numbers exceeds the other by 9. Four times the smaller added to five times the larger gives 108. Find the numbers.

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Let the smaller number be x. Then the larger number = x + 9. Four times the smaller added to five times the larger gives 108: 4(x) + 5(x + 9) = 108 ⇒ 4x + 5x + 45 = 108 ⇒ 9x + 45 = 108 ⇒ 9x = 108 - 45 [Transposing +45 to RHS] ⇒ 9x = 63 ⇒ x = ⇒ x = 7 Smaller number = 7, Larger number = 7 + 9 = 16. Hence, the required numbers are 16 and 7.

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One of the two numbers exceeds the other by 9. Four times the smaller added to five times the larger gives 108. Find the numbers.

Linear Eqns One Variable

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