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The sum of two numbers is 10. The larger number is 4 times the smaller number. What are the two numbers? Let x = the smaller number. Lety = the larger number. Which two equations represent the system for this word problem? Equation 1: Equation 2: ​

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4(2)+2=10

X=2

Y=8

X+y=10

Y=4x