Question 191202: the difference of two numbers is 3 twice the smaller is 6 more than the larger.. find the two numbers Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let the numbers be a and b
:
a-b=3.......eq 1
2b=a+6.....eq 2
:
rewrite eq 1 to a=3+b and plug it into eq 2
:
2b=b+3+6
:
b=9
:
a=b+3=9+3=12
:
(