SOLUTION: The sum of 2 numbers is 110. The larger number is 2 less than 7 times the smaller. Find the larger number
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Question 993758: The sum of 2 numbers is 110. The larger number is 2 less than 7 times the smaller. Find the larger number
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let numbers be and , and let be larger number
if the sum of numbers is , we have
.........eq.1
if the larger number is less than times the smaller number we have
......eq.2
to find the larger number equal the right sides of eq.1 and eq.2:
.........solve for
=> larger number
and smaller number is:
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