Question 773480: The difference of two numbers is 36. The larger is 6 less than 4 times the smaller. What are the two numbers? Answer by pakhi(24) (Show Source):
So x - y = 36 ------------(1)
4y - x = 6 ------------(2)
Rearranging equation 2 we get
-x + 4y = 6
x - y = 36 ----------(1)
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Adding the above two equations we have
3y = 42
or y = 14
From equation(1) x - y = 36
or x = 36 + y = 36 + 14 = 50
So the numbers are 50 and 14.
