Question 468522: Two number differ by 10. The larger number is 6 less than twice the smaller number. Find the numbers. Found 2 solutions by jainenderkapoor, Tatiana_Stebko:Answer by jainenderkapoor(61) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Suppose one number is x then second number is x + 10
x+10 = 2x - 6
10 + 6 = 2x - x
x = 16
second number is 16 + 10 = 26
the two numbers are 16 and 26
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x is the smaller number
Then 2x-6 is the larger number
Differ between numbers is 10, so equation the smaller number the larger number
Answer: 16 and 26
