One number is two more than four times another. If their sum is decreased by two, the result is twenty-five. Find the numbers

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One number is two more than four times another. If their sum is decreased by two, the result is twenty-five. Find

the numbers

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Answer:

21.6, 5.4

Explanation:

a=4b

a+b-2=25

5b-2=25

5b=27

b=27/5

a=4*27/5

Pathmapper answered Apr 30, 2020

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