In a residential area serviced by a utility company, the...

In a residential area serviced by a utility company, the percentage of single-family homes with central air conditioning was 4 percentage points higher than 5 times the percentage of homes without central air. What percentage of these homes had central air-conditioning, and what percentage did not?

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