Question

The larger of two numbers is 9 more than twice the smaller. The sum of the numbers is 27. What are the numbers?

Answer 1

Answer:

6 is the smaller number

21 is the larger number

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the smaller number be x

2x + 9 is the larger number

2x + 9  + x = 27

Now, just solve this equation

2x+9+x = 27

2x  + x  = 27 - 9

2x + x = 18

3x = 18

x = 18 ÷ 3

x = 6

So, the smaller number is 6

The larger number is 21

You can verify it to see if its corrects

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