Question

One of the two numbers exceeds the other by 9. Four times the smaller added to five times the
larger given 108. Find the number​

Answer 1

Answer:

let the smaller no=x

so the larger no =x+9

so 4x+5(x+9)=108

or 4x+5x+45=108

or 9x=108-45=63

or x=63/9=7

so the nos are 7 & 16

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