Question 880802
one number is less than the other by five if five times the smaller number plus twice the larger is 31. then what are the numbers?
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Equations:
x = y-5
5x+2y = 31
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Substitute for "x" and solve for "y":
5(y-5) + 2y = 31
7y -25 = 31
7y = 56
y = 8
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x = y-5 = 3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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