SOLUTION: Answer each question with an algebraic expression. You are not writing equations, so do not try to solve. a) One number is six less than five times another number. If the smalle

Question 95998: Answer each question with an algebraic expression. You are not writing equations, so do not try to solve.
a) One number is six less than five times another number. If the smaller number is x, what is the larger number in terms of x?
b) The sum of two numbers is 35 and the smaller number is y, what is the larger number in terms of y?
Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(a) If x is the smaller number, then 5x-6 is the larger number
(b) If y=smaller number, then the larger number is 35-y

Hope this helps----ptaylor
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