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17 January, 04:24

The larger of two numbers is 6 less than 5 times the smaller. when the smaller number is subtracted from the larger the difference is 6. Find the two numbers.

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  1. 17 January, 04:45
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    Let smaller number be x.

    Larger number is : 5x-6

    5x - 6 - x = 6

    4x = 12

    x = 3

    Smaller number is 3 and larger number is (5x-6) = 9
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