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<span>5x+9=17x-4x+81
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Simplify and combine like terms
</span>5x+9=<span>17x+-4x+<span>81
</span></span>5x+9=<span><span>(<span>17x+-4x</span>)</span>+<span>(81<span>)
</span></span></span>5x+9=<span>13x+<span>81
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Subtract 13x from each side
</span><span><span>5x+9-</span>13x</span>=<span><span>13x+81-</span><span>13x
</span></span>-8x+9=<span>81
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Subtract 9 from each side
</span><span><span>-8x+9-</span>9</span>=<span>81-9</span>
<span><span>-8x</span></span>=<span>72
</span><span>------------------------------------------------
And now divide each side by -8
-8x </span>÷ -8 = 72 ÷ -8
<span>x = -9
</span>
Answer:
Smaller number: 12
Larger number: 34
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the smaller number.
Let 3x - 2 represent the larger number (The larger number is two less than three times the smaller number, or x)
x + 3x -2 = 46
Add 3x + x:
4x - 2 = 46
Add 2 to both sides:
4x = 46 + 2
Add 46 + 2:
4x = 48
Divide both sides by 4:
4x/4 = 48/4
x = 12 is the smaller number
Since 12 is the smaller number, and the sum of the two numbers is 46, than the larger number must be 34.
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