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Question 180470: The textbook is asking to translate to an equation: the larger of two numbers is 5 less than twice the smaller number. The sum of the two numbers is 28. Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! First name your variables (numbers).
How about A and B?
"the larger of two numbers (let that be B) is 5 less than twice the smaller number (A)"
"The sum of the two numbers is 28"
