One number is 1/5 of another number. The sum of the two numbers is 18. Find the two numbers.
Let the two numbers be x and y. We're given:
1/5y + y = 18
1/5 = 0.2, so we have:
1.2y = 18
Type 1.2y = 18 into the search engine, and we get y = 15.
Which means from equation (1) that:
x = 15/5
x = 3
Our final answer is (x, y) = (3, 15)
Let the two numbers be x and y. We're given:
- x = 1/5y
- x + y = 18
1/5y + y = 18
1/5 = 0.2, so we have:
1.2y = 18
Type 1.2y = 18 into the search engine, and we get y = 15.
Which means from equation (1) that:
x = 15/5
x = 3
Our final answer is (x, y) = (3, 15)