SOLUTION: one number is 6 more than a second number. The sum of the two numbers is 92. Find the smallest number

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Question 400084: one number is 6 more than a second number. The sum of the two numbers is 92. Find the smallest number
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Let represent the smaller number. Then represents the larger number. The sum is 92, so:



Solve for .

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