Question

The sum of two numbers is 41. The larger number is 17 more than the smaller number. What are the numbers?

Answer 1

Let x = the larger number
Let x - 17 = the smaller number
x + x + 17 = 41
2x + 17 = 41
2x = 58
x = 29
x - 17 = 29 - 17 = 12