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What are the numbers?

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The sum of two numbers is 144. The second number is 20% of the first number. What are the numbers?

asked Sep 29, 2018 in ALGEBRA 1 by anonymous
reshown Sep 29, 2018 by bradely

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Let First Number  =  x

Then Second Number  =  x X (20/100)  =  x / 5

Given that the sum of two numbers is 144

x + x/5  =  144

(5x + x) / 5  =  144

(5x + x)  =  144 X 5

6x  =  720

x  =  720 / 6

x  =  120

First Number  =  120

Second Number  =  120 / 5  =  24

Answer :

First Number is 120

Second Number is 24.

answered Sep 30, 2018 by homeworkhelp Mentor

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