Question 1125056

one number is 5 more than another.  Three times the smaller is equal to twice the larger increased by 8  find the numbers
<pre>Let the smaller be S
Then the larger is S + 5
We then get: 3S = 2(S + 5) + 8
3S = 2S + 10 + 8
3S - 2S = 18
S, or {{{highlight_green(system(matrix(1,3, smaller, "=", 18), and, matrix(1,5, larger, "=", 18 + 5, "=", 23)))}}}