document.write( "Question 302367: One number is 4 more than another, and their sum is 60. What is the smaller number? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #216806 by unlockmath(1688)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello, \n" ); document.write( "Let x be the number so the equation will be: \n" ); document.write( "x+(x+4)=60 Rewritten as: \n" ); document.write( "2x+4=60 Subtract 4 and divide by 2 from both sides to get: \n" ); document.write( "x=28 \n" ); document.write( "There we go. Make sense? \n" ); document.write( "RJ \n" ); document.write( "Check out a book I wrote: \n" ); document.write( "www.math-unlock.com \n" ); document.write( " |