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x = y-5   0r y(the larger) = x+5

5x + 2(x+5) = 31

    7x = 21

     x = 3  and y = 8  

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 one number is less than the other by five if five times the smaller number plus twice the larger is 31. then what are the numbers?

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Equations:

x = y-5

5x+2y = 31

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Substitute for "x" and solve for "y":

5(y-5) + 2y = 31

7y -25 = 31

7y = 56

y = 8

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x = y-5 = 3

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Cheers,

Stan H.

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