I'm having a rough time understanding how these problems work. If there is anyone out there who could translate and solve a few for me I would greatly appreciate it. I'm not looking for answers (I already have the answers), I just want to know how the problems work. Thanks!
Here are a few problems:
1) The larger of two numbers is equal to twice the smaller number
increased by 5. The smaller number equals the larger number decreased by 16. What are the numbers?
2) The smaller of two numbers is equal to 2 less than half the larger number. If the larger number, increased by 4, is equal to six times the smaller, what are the two numbers?
3) Three times the smaller of two numbers is equal to twice the larger. If the larger number plus 2 equals twice the smaller number less 4, what are the numbers?
2006-10-29
02:43:06
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