Question

A number is twice another number when the larger is subtracted from 50 ,the result is 2 more than when the smaller is subtracted grom 40. Find the numbers

Answer 1

let 1st no. x
2nd no. y
x=2y________ {1}
50-x=2+(40-y)
50-x-2=40-y
48-x=40-y
48-40-x= -y
8-x=-y
from 1}
8-(2y)=-y
8-2y+y=0
8-y=0
y=8



put y=8 in 1}
x=2(8)
x=16