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22 February, 20:35

You have 2 positive numbers. one number is one-fifth of the other number. the difference between the two numbers is 192, find the numbers.

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  1. 22 February, 20:54
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    x-y=192 or x=192+y

    y=x/5 now replace y with (x/5) in the first equation & solve for x

    x=192+x/5

    x-x/5=192

    4x/5=192 cross multily

    4x=5*192

    4x=960
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