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The difference of two numbers is 16. The greater number is 5 less than 4 times the smaller number find the numbers

The difference of two numbers is 16. The greater number is 5 less than 4 times the smaller number find the numbers
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the difference of two numbers is 16. The greater number is 5 less than 4 times the smaller number find the numbers

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l-s=16
4s-5=l
4s-l=5
3s=21
s=7
l-7=16
l=16+7
l=23
The smaller number is 7 and the greater number is 23
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