SOLUTION: what is this answer The sum of two integers is thirty-one. Six times the smaller integer is ten more than five times the larger integer. Find the integers

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Question 391790: what is this answer The sum of two integers is thirty-one. Six times the smaller integer is ten more than five times the larger integer. Find the integers
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Hi,  

   sum of two integers is thirty-one        

Let x and (31-x) represent the smaller and larger integer respectively

Question States***Write as we Read

 6x = 5(31-x) + 10

Solving for x

6x = 155 - 5x + 10

11x = 165

   x = 15, the smaller integer.  The larger is 16.   (31-15)



CHECKING our Answer***

  90 = 80 + 10