Question

2. One number is 5 times another. If 18 is subtracted from the greater the remainder will be 3 times the smaller. find the numbers​

Answer 1

Answer:

45 and 9

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the greater number be 'x' and the smaller number be 'y'

According to the question,

x=5y  (one number is 5 times another)

and x-18=3y  (on subtracting 18 from the larger number we get three times the smaller one)

In the equation : x-18=3y,

in place of 'x' we can just write 5y

Now we have,

5y-18=3y

Now we can solve this as a simple linear equation

    5y-3y=18

or, 2y=18

or, y=18/2

or, y=9

As we now know the value of 'y' (the smaller number), we can find out 'x'

 x=5y

or, x=5*9

or, x=45

So, the larger number is 45 and the smaller one is 9.

Hope it helped!

Answer 2

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