Question 403633
L - S = 11,
{{{L/S = 2 + 4/S}}}
The top equation gives L = S + 11.
Multiplying both sides of the bottom equation by S, we get L = 2S + 4.
Hence S + 11 = 2S + 4, or S = 7, the smaller number, and L = S + 11 = 18, the larger number.