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Question 952026: The difference between two numbers is 110. Six times the smaller is equal to 5 more than the larger. What are the numbers?
Answer by diazabdulm(7)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If you don't know something in algebra, the best way is to convert the unknown information into variables.
Let the smaller number equal x
and the larger one equal y
The difference between two numbers is 110, so that equals
y-x=110
If I used the smaller minus the larger, it would result in a negative number.
Six times the smaller is equal to five more than the larger,
6x = y+5
That is the same as a system of linear equations:
y-x=110
6x=y+5
Substitute the equations here and see the answer:
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