SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is seventeen. five times the smaller number is one more than twice the larger number. find the larger number.
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Question 364974: the sum of two numbers is seventeen. five times the smaller number is one more than twice the larger number. find the larger number.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let one number be x
other will be 17-x
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5x=2*(17-x)+1
5x=34-2x+1
7x=35
/7
x=5
other number = 17-5 = 12
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