document.write( "Question 104797: what does this problem mean? the larger of two numbers is 1 more than 3 imes the smaller.the difference between 8 times the smaller and 2 times the larger is 10 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #76352 by BurningFlame_marc(77)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello!\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Actually, that question means that 3x+1=larger number and x=smaller number.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8x-2(3x+1)=10. that is what it means.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now I will solve it.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8x-2(3x+1)=10 \n" ); document.write( "8x-6x-2=10 \n" ); document.write( "2x-2=10 \n" ); document.write( "2x=12 \n" ); document.write( "x=6\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The smaller number is 6, the larger number is 19\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |