SOLUTION: LET STATEMENT, CHOOSE VARIABLE AND STATE WHAT IS REPRESENTS, EXPRESS THE SECOND QUANTITY WITH VARIABLE YOU CHOSE -The larger of two numbers is 1 less than twice the smaller number.

Question 957556: LET STATEMENT, CHOOSE VARIABLE AND STATE WHAT IS REPRESENTS, EXPRESS THE SECOND QUANTITY WITH VARIABLE YOU CHOSE -The larger of two numbers is 1 less than twice the smaller number. Write expression for smaller number minus the larger number
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let the larger number be and the smaller number
if the larger number be is 1 less than twice the smaller number , we have

expression for smaller number minus the larger number:

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