Question

The sum of two numbers is 40. One number is 4 times as large as the other. What are the numbers?

Answer 1

8 and 32 are the numbers

Explanation:

4x + x = 40

4x + x= 5x

5x + 40

40/5= 8

x= 8

and

40-8= 32

x= 32

Answer 2

4x+x=40

5x+40

x=8

8, 32

Explanation: