The sum of two numbers, one of which is 5 times as as large as the other, is 24. find the smaller number.
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Call the two numbers X and Y with Y the larger of the two. We have X + Y = 24 and 5X + Y = 68. Subtracting the first from the second, we get 4X = 44, so X = 11 and Y is 13. This checks: 11 + 13 = 24 and 5*11 + 13 = 55 + 13 = 68.
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The sum of two numbers, one of which is 5 times as as large as the other, is 24. find the smaller number.
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