SOLUTION: The difference of two positve numbers is 6. The larger number is one more than twice the smaller number. What are the two numbers? Let L= the larger number and let S= the smaller n

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Question 718207: The difference of two positve numbers is 6. The larger number is one more than twice the smaller number. What are the two numbers? Let L= the larger number and let S= the smaller number.
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The difference of two positve numbers is 6. The larger number is one more than twice the smaller number. What are the two numbers? Let L= the larger number and let S= the smaller number.
L-S = 6 (L = S+6)
L = 2S+1
S+6 = 2S+1
6 = S+1
S = 5
L = 11
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