SOLUTION: One number is twice than the other number. If the larger is diminished by 10, the reault is 2 more than the smaller. Find the Numbers.
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Question 999793: One number is twice than the other number. If the larger is diminished by 10, the reault is 2 more than the smaller. Find the Numbers. Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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S=smaller number; L=larger number=2S
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L-10=S+2
2S-10=S+2
S=12
ANSWER 1: The smaller number is 12.
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L=2S=2(12)=24
ANSWER 2: The larger number is 24
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CHECK:
L-10=S+2
24-10=12+2
14=14
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