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The sum of two numbers is 10. The larger number is 4 times the smaller number. What are the two numbers?

Letx=the smaller number.
Let y = the larger number.
Which two equations represent the system for this word problem?
Equation 1:
Equation 2:

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User Dey
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Answer:

Eqn 1:X+Y=10

Eqn 2:Y=4X

Therefore,X=2,Y=8

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User KALITA
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