Question

The difference of two numbers is 3. Their quotient is 2. What are the two numbers?

Answer 1

Answer:

The two numbers are 3 and 6.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let one number be a and the other be b.

We're given:

• $a-b=3$
• $\dfrac{a}{b}=2$

Isolate a in the second equation and solve for b:

$\dfrac{a}{b}=2\\\\a=2b$

$a-b=3\\2b-b=3\\b=3$

Therefore, the second number is 3.

$a-3=3\\a=6$

Therefore, the first number is 6.