document.write( "Question 813734: For the following question we are asked to writea sytem of equations and solve:
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document.write( "\"Twice a smaller number is inreased by the larger is 45. Four times the larger decreasedvby 5times the smaller is 24. Find the numbers.\"
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document.write( "My system of equations was: 2S+L=45 and 4L-5S=24
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document.write( "After working it out my answer was S=12 and L=21 but after comparing answers with my friends they all got a different answer, however I cannot remember what the answer was.... What do you think I did wrong? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #489901 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! You did nothing wrong. You have the right answers for the problem as you presented it. \n" ); document.write( "test them \n" ); document.write( "they work. \n" ); document.write( "The others have wrong answers. \n" ); document.write( " |