Problema Solution

The first number is four more than the second number. It is also four times more than the fourth number. The second number is one less than the third number. The third number is the fourth number multiplied by two plus one. The fourth number is the fifth number divided by three minus one. The fifth number is the fourth number multiplied by three.

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let the five numbers be: a1, a2, a3, a4 and a5


The fourth number is the fifth number divided by three minus one


a4 = a5/3 - 1


The fifth number is the fourth number multiplied by three


a5 = 3a4


plug a5 = 3a4 into a4 = a5/3 - 1


a4 = (3a4)/3 - 1


a4 = a4 - 1


0 = -1


we get contradiction, there are no such numbers.