greenhalgh5761 greenhalgh5761
  • 03-08-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada

The sum of two numbers is 49 . the smaller number is 17 less than the larger number. what are the numbers?

Respuesta :

JustBill
JustBill JustBill
  • 03-08-2017
Let the larger number be x
So the smaller number will be x-17
Since the sum of the two numbers is 49
x-17+x=49
2x-17=49
2x=49+17
2x=66
x=33
The larger number is 33 while the smaller number is 33-17=16
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

number 1 I need help with confused
The radius of a bicycle wheel is 12 in. What is the approximate circumference of the wheel?
i need a diagram for how a scrap heap magnet works
The last of Wilson's Fourteen Points called for
An animal with a coelom, jointed appendages, and metameric segmentation would be classified in the phylum (A) Mollusca (B) Cnidaria (C) Platyhelminthes (D)
A molecule of nitrogen gas consists of two nitrogen atoms joined together. Write the formula of nitrogen gas.
a bottle contains 12 red marbles and 8 blue marbles. A marble is chosen at random and not replaced. Then a second marble is chosen at random. Determine the prob
Name two things found in a plant cell that are not found in an animal cell.
what type of monkey starts with an h?
A pea plant is heterozygous for height (Tt). Which allele will be carried by a pollen grain produced by the plant?  A.T only  B.t only  C.T and t  D.T or t