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  • 10-02-2019
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The sum of a number and two times a smaller number is 98. The bigger number is 22 less than three times the smaller number.
What are the two numbers?


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Answer:

The smaller number is 24 and the larger number is 50.

Step-by-step explanation:

b>a  

b=3a-22, b+2a=98, using b from the left in the right:  

3a-22+2a=98  

5a-22=98  

5a=120  

a=24, and since b=3a-22,  

b=50  

So the smaller number is 24 and the larger number is 50.

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