SOLUTION: one number is 6 more than a second number. The sum of the two numbers is 92. Find the smallest number
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Question 400084: one number is 6 more than a second number. The sum of the two numbers is 92. Find the smallest number
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the smaller number. Then 
represents the larger number. The sum is 92, so:
Solve for .
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