Asked by cristina

The difference between two numbers is 86. Seven times the smaller is equal to 4 more than the larger. What are the numbers?
Answered by Tasawar
15 and 101
Answered by Henry
X = Larger number.
Y = Smaller number.

Eq1: X-Y = 86.
x = y+86.

7y = x + 4.
Eq2: x - 7y = -4.

In Eq2, replace X with y+86:
y+86 - 7y = -4.
-6y = -90.
Y = 15.

x-15 = 86.
X = 101.







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