Problema Solution
One number is 7 times another number. If the sum of the two numbers is 384, find the numbers.
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Let x and y are the numbers we need to find.
x = 7*y (one number is 7 times another number)
x + y = 384 (the sum of the two numbers is 384)
By solving the system of equations
x = 7*y
x + y = 384
we find the solutions
x = 336
y = 48
One number is 336 and the other 48.