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