A positive number is 5 times another number. If 21 is added to both the numbers, then one of the new numbers becomes twice the other new number. What are the numbers?
Pawan Prajapati , 3 Years ago
Grade 12
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Harshit Singh
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Let one of the positive number be x then other number will be 5x. According to the question, 5x+21=2(x+21) ⇒5x+21=2x+42 ⇒5x-2x=42-21 ⇒3x=21 ⇒x=7 Onenumber=x=7 Other number = 5x = 5×7 = 35 The two numbers are 7 and 35.
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