smaller ---- x
larger ------y
"the larger of the two numbers is 8 more than twice the smaller" ---> y = 2x+8
" The sum of the numbers is 10 less than three time the larger" ---> x+y = 3y - 10
Notice I literally translate the English into Math
sub the first into the second ...
x + (2x+8) = 3(2x+8) - 10
x + 2x + 8 = 6x + 24 - 10
-3x = 6
x = -2
then y = -4+8 = 4
the smaller is -2 and the larger is 4
the larger of the two numbers is 8 more than twice the smaller. The sum of the numbers is 10 less than three time the larger. Find the numbers
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