Problema Solution
The difference of two numbers is 4. Five times the larger number is seven times the smaller. Find the two number.
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let 'x' and 'y' be the two numbers and x>y
The difference of two numbers is 4
x - y = 4
Five times the larger number is seven times the smaller
5x = 7y
by solving the system of equations
x - y = 4
5x = 7y
we find
x = 14
y = 10
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the two numbers are 14 and 10.