Question 167519
Find the greatest possible pair of integers such that one integer is 4 less than twice the other and their sum is at most 50.
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Let the integers be "x" and "y".
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EQUATIONS:
x = 2y -4
x + y <= 50
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Substitute to get:
2y-4+y <=50
3y <=54
y <= 18
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x = 2*18-4 = 32
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Cheers,
Stan H.