X and y are the numbers
x>y
diffference is 42
x-y=42
larger is 3 less than 6 times smaller
x=-3+6y
subsitute -3+6y for x
x-y=42
-3+6y-y=42
-3+5y=42
add3 to both sides
5y=45
divide both sides by 5
y=9
sub back
x=-3+6y
x=-3+6(9)
x=-3+54
x=51
the numbers are 51 and 9
6*6=36.....................
Is there an article or a text that you have to do this off of??
B. they are directly proportional because she keeps taking 3 at a time to his 1 at a time.
The bottom left is the function.
