Problema Solution

One number is 7 times another number. If the sum of the two numbers is 384, find the numbers.

Answer provided by our tutors

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.