SOLUTION: Application Of Linear Inequalities In One Variable One number is twice another number.Twice the lesser number increased by the greater number is at least 90.What is the least po

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Question 995885: Application Of Linear Inequalities In One Variable
One number is twice another number.Twice the lesser number increased by the greater number is at least 90.What is the least possible value for the lesser number?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39613) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x and x, the two numbers.
2x%3Ex and let x be any positive real number.

2x%2B2x%3E=90; twice the lesser number is 2*x, and the greater number is 2x, which is the same thing.