SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 30. The first number is 1/2 of the second number. What are the numbers? What is the smaller of the two numbers? What is the larger of the two numbers?
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Question 973507: The sum of two numbers is 30. The first number is 1/2 of the second number. What are the numbers? What is the smaller of the two numbers? What is the larger of the two numbers?
Answer by amarjeeth123(570) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the numbers be x and 2x.
The sum of two numbers is 30.
x+2x=30
3x=30
x=10
The smaller of the numbers is 10.
The larger of the numbers is 20.
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