Question

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sum of two natural number is 35. If twice the larger number is subtracted from five times the smaller number, the difference is 15. Find the numbers

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the two numbers be xand y, x being the greater one

Then according to the question,

x−y=8 ....(1) and x+12=3y ..(2)

From ..(2),

x=3y−12

Putting this in the ...(1)

3y−12−y=8

2y=12+8=20

y=10

From ...(1)

x−10=8

x=18

Therefore the numbers are 18 and 10