SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is seventeen. five times the smaller number is one more than twice the larger number. find the larger number.

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Question 364974: the sum of two numbers is seventeen. five times the smaller number is one more than twice the larger number. find the larger number.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let one number be x
other will be 17-x
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5x=2*(17-x)+1
5x=34-2x+1
7x=35
/7
x=5
other number = 17-5 = 12
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