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Let the two numbers be x and y
According to first condition,
x=5y ……(1)
21 is added to both the numbers
Therefore we have (x+21) and (y+21)
According to second condition
x+21=2(y+21)
From equation (1)
5y+21=2y+42
5y-2y=42-21
3y=21
y=7
Substituting y=7 in eq(1) , we get
x=5(7)
x=35
Hence the two numbers are 7 and 35