Question

The larger of 2 numbers is 5 less than 5 times the smaller number. The sum of the two numbers is 61. What are the two numbers?

Answer 1

let two no. = x,y

s.t.

y>x

given ,

x+y=61

y=5x-5

pttibg value of y in given eqn

x+ 5x-5=61

6x=66

x=11

y=5*11-5

y=50

two no. are 11 and 50