Tuesday, August 13, 2013

The sum of two numbers is 41. The smaller number is five more than half the larger number. Find the numbers

x+y=41

 y=.5x+5 

x+.5x+5=41 

 1.5x=36 

 x=24

 y=41-24=17
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