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A number is 6 greater than another number if the sum is 21 find the numbers

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Answer:

Those numbers are 3 and 18

Explanation:

X=Number 1

Y=Number 2 = 6X (Six times greater than number 1)

So;

X+6X=21

7X=21

X=21/7

X=3

As Y=6X,

Y=6*3

Y=18

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