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3 years ago

The larger of two numbers is four times the smaller number, and their difference is 18. Find the two numbers.

Mathematics

1 answer:

podryga [215]3 years ago

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Answer:

x = 12 , y = 10

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x , y are two numbers.

x > y

1 ) Three times the greater is 18 times their

difference

3x = 18( x - y )

x = 6( x - y )

x = 6x - 6y

6y = 5x

y = 5x/6 ——-( 1 )

2 ) 4 times the smaller is 4 less than twice

the sum of the two

4y + 4 = 2 ( x + y )

2y + 2 = x + y

y = x -2 ——( 2 )

From ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) ,

5x/6 = x -2

( 5x /6 ) - x = -2

( 5x - 6x ) /6 = -2

-x = -12

x = 12

Put x = 12 in equation ( 2 ) , we get

y = 12 - 2

y = 10

Therefore ,

x = 12 , y = 10

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