Question 939043: One half of a larger number, plus three times another number is equal to 9. Two thirds a larger number minus twice a smaller number is 6. Answer by srinivas.g(540) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website! let x, y be the larger & smaller number respectively
One half of a larger number, plus three times another number is equal to 9 ...............eq(1)
Two thirds a larger number minus twice a smaller number is 6. ...............eq(2)
we need to solve above equations to get the answers
Solve: We'll use substitution. After moving 3*y to the right, we get: , or . Substitute that
into another equation: and simplify: So, we know that y=1. Since , x=12.