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  • 25-06-2020
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Two positive numbers have a difference of 8. The larger number is three more than twice the smaller. Find the two numbers.

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  • 25-06-2020

Answer:

  5 and 13

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the smaller number. Then the larger number is 2x+3, and the difference is ...

  (2x+3) -(x) = 8

  x = 5

The two numbers are 5 and 13.

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Twice the smaller number is 10. 3 more than that is 13, the larger number. Their difference is 13 -5 = 8.

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