Question

The sum of two numbers is 40, If the smaller number, is one fifth of the larger number, find the two numbers

Answer 1

Answer:

The value of the smaller number is 10.

Let the two numbers be x and y, and x will be the smaller number. If the smaller number is one fifth of the larger, then the larger number is five times the smaller. So:

y-x=40

y=5x

5x-x=40

4x/4=40/4

x=10