SOLUTION: Hey can someone please help me with this problem: The difference between two numbers is 14. If the smaller is multiplied by 5, the result is 2 greater than the larger number. Find

Question 161317: Hey can someone please help me with this problem: The difference between two numbers is 14. If the smaller is multiplied by 5, the result is 2 greater than the larger number. Find the numbers
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The difference between two numbers is 14. If the smaller is multiplied by 5, the result is 2 greater than the larger number. Find the numbers
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Let one be "x" and the other "x+14"
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EQUATION:
5x = x+14 + 2
4x = 16
x = 4 (smaller)
x+14 = 18 (larger)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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