SOLUTION: One number is four less than a second number. Six times the first number is 8 more than 2 times the second. Find the numbers
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Question 1168166: One number is four less than a second number. Six times the first number is 8 more than 2 times the second. Find the numbers
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x is the first
x+4 is the second
6x-8=2(x+4). Note, I could add the 8 to the other side if I wished.
4x=16
x=4
x+4=8
24=2(8)+8
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