SOLUTION: solve. The sum of two numbers is 110. the larger number is 2 less than 7 times the smaller.find the larger number.

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Question 361677: solve.
The sum of two numbers is 110. the larger number is 2 less than 7 times the smaller.find the larger number.
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, 110-x are the two numbers.
x = 7(110-x)-2,
x = 770-7x-2,
8x = 768
x = 96, the bigger number.
110- x = 110-96 = 14, the smaller number.