The second of two numbers is 6 times the first. Their sum is 84. What are the numbers?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-19T05:23:02

The numbers are #12# and #72#.

Let the first number be #x#; the second number, therefore is #6x#, and their sum is #84#. Hence:

#x+6x=84#

#7x=84#

#x=84/7#

#x=12#

and

#6x=72#