Write the following phrase as an algebraic expression. Use n for “a number.”
2 answers:
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Answer: The numbers are 1 and 3.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x = smaller number , y= larger number.
As per given,
...(i)
...(ii)
Put value of x from (i) in (ii)
Since numbers are positive , so y=3 is correct.
And x will be 1 [from (i)]
Hence, the numbers are 1 and 3.