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One number is four times another number and their difference is 24. Find the numbers.

User Lyle Pratt
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Answer: HOPE THIS HELPED YOU! : D ;P

32 and 8

Explanation:

8 x 4 = 32

32 - 8 = 24

so the answer would be 32 & 8

User Shiva Keshav Varma
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Answer:

Explanation:

Set up an equation to solve.

first number: x

second number: 4x

difference : 3x or 24

so the equation is:

4x-x=24

3x=24

3x/3=24/3

x=8

So the first number is 8 and the second number is four times that and is 32.

User Dhanuesh
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