SOLUTION: A certain positive integer is 8 more than 2 times a smaller positive integer. The sum of these integers is at most 20. (I just need the equation)

SOLUTION: A certain positive integer is 8 more than 2 times a smaller positive integer. The sum of these integers is at most 20. (I just need the equation)

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Question 333973: A certain positive integer is 8 more than 2 times a smaller positive integer. The sum of these integers is at most 20.
(I just need the equation)
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The words "at most" tells me that this is not an equation; it is a less than or equal to inequality word problem.
Let x = (2x + 8) be the largest integer
Let x = smaller integer
x + (2x + 8) ≤ 20
Can you take it from here?
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