SOLUTION: One number is 8 less than another. Let x represent the larger number and use a rational expression to represent the sum of the two numbers. Thank you for your help in solving this

SOLUTION: One number is 8 less than another. Let x represent the larger number and use a rational expression to represent the sum of the two numbers. Thank you for your help in solving this

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Question 1015478: One number is 8 less than another. Let x represent the larger number and use a rational expression to represent the sum of the two numbers.
Thank you for your help in solving this problem.
Daniel H. Jack
Answer by FrankM(1040) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We can use one variable for this.
X and X-8 are the 2 numbers, their sum is simply 2X-8
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