We call two numbers a and b, notice a>b <span>The sum of two numbers is 110: a+b=110 </span><span>The larger number is 2 less than 7 times the smaller: a=7b-2 And by replacing a=7b-2 we have an equation: 7b-2+b=110 or 8b=110+2, and 8b=112, that means b=112:8= 14
