Question 316528: The sum of 2 numbersa is 41. The larger number is more than 4 times the smaller number. What are these numbers Answer by moshiz08(60) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Call the two numbers x and y. Let's say x is larger than y.
The larger number, x, is 4 times the smaller number, y. Written as an equation this says .
The sum is 41, so .Now we can substitute our equation for x into this one.
Then .
Now we can check: indeed, the larger number 32.8 is 4 times the smaller number 8.2. When you add them, 32.8 + 8.2, you get 41, so this checks.
