Question 814443: This is exactly how it is typed:
A number is 6 greater than half another number. If the sum of the numbers is 21, find the numbers. Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, josgarithmetic:Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The description is ambiguous. The first part seems to be saying, 6+(1/2)n, if one of the numbers is m and the other is n.
Letting m and n be the numbers,
m=6+(1/2)n and m+n=21.
Substitute for m in the second equation.
(6+(1/2)n)+n=21
6+n/2+n=21
(3/2)n=21-6
(3/2)n=15
n=(2/3)15
n=10 and this means m=11.
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