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You have 2 positive numbers. One number is one-fifth of the other number. The difference between the two numbers is 308, find the numbers. PLEASE HELP

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Answer:

[tex]77, 385[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Start by writing the equations in symbolic form. I will represent one number with an x and the other with a y.

One number is one-fifth of the other number:

[tex]x=\frac{1}{5}y[/tex]

The difference between the two numbers is 308:

[tex]y-x=308[/tex]

This difference is positive, therefore I am assuming that y is the larger number. In the first equation, I made x a part of y, so this should check out.

Now we have a system of equations:

[tex]\left \{ {{x=\frac{1}{5}y } \atop {y-x=308}} \right.[/tex]

I will rewrite the first equation for simplicity:

[tex]5x=y[/tex]

Now, I will substitute y from the first equation for y in the second equation:

[tex]5x-x=308[/tex]

Simplify:

[tex]4x=308\\x=77[/tex]

Now, use x to find y using the second equation:

[tex]y-77=308\\y=385[/tex]

Now, I can check the solutions by plugging them into the first equation!

[tex]x=\frac{1}{5}y\\ 77=\frac{1}{5}(385)\\77=77[/tex]

The solution is correct!

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