SOLUTION: The sum of the two numbers is 54. If the larger is divided by the smaller, the quotient is 2 and the remainder is 3. find the numbers.
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Question 930816: The sum of the two numbers is 54. If the larger is divided by the smaller, the quotient is 2 and the remainder is 3. find the numbers.
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The sum of the two numbers is 54.
a + b = 54
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If the larger is divided by the smaller, the quotient is 2 and the remainder is 3.
= 2 remainder 3
We can write this as
2b = a - 3
-a + 2b = -3
Arrange equations to use elimination
a + b = 54
-a + 2b = -3
--------------addition eliminates a,. find b
3b = 51
b = 51/3
b = 17
Find a
a + 19 = 54
a = 54 - 17
a = 37
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find the numbers. 37 & 17
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