3 years ago

Two numbers have a sum of 24 and 7 times the first number minus the second number is equal to 16. what is the smaller number

1 answer:

4 0

You want the minimum of the solutions to
x + y = 24
7x - y = 16

There are many ways to solve these equations. Adding them together, you get
8x = 40
x = 5

Since this value is less than 12, it is the smaller number. The smaller number is 5.

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