Question

A positive number is 5 times another number. If 21 is added to both the numbens,
then one of the new numbers becomes twice the other new number. What are the
numbers?​

Please give appropriate answers with the whole solution.
I will mark the best answer as brainliest! ​

Answer 1

Let the numbers be x,y

⟹y=5x

21 is added  

The numbers are  

y+21,x+21

According to question  

y+21=2(x+21)

5x+21=2x+42

5x=2x+21

3x=21

x=7⟹y=35