Ranahaken12
Ranahaken12 Ranahaken12
  • 01-02-2021
  • Mathematics
contestada

The sum of two numbers is 240. If one number is twice the other number, find the two numbers.

Respuesta :

CheshireHarper
CheshireHarper CheshireHarper
  • 01-02-2021

Answer:

The sum of two numbers is 240. The larger number is 6 less than twice the smaller. Find the numbers.

----------

Let the smaller be "x" ; Larger is "2x-6"

EQUATION:

x + 2x-6 = 240

3x= 246

x = 82 (smaller)

2x-6 = 158 (larger)

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer Link
noahc808
noahc808 noahc808
  • 01-02-2021

Answer:

160 and 80

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

18. Which sentence in the paragraph is the topic sentence? (1) There's no doubt that Springdale needs a new high school. (2) The old Washington High School o
Who was the winning general for the North in the Civil War? Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee Abraham Lincoln Winfield Scott
The price of a visit to the dentist is calculated according to the formula 50+100n where n is the number of cavities the dentist finds. On your last visit to th
Which statement is true of the British colony of Jamestown? It was founded as a debtor’s colony for British people who had lost their land as a result of a debt
What did the case Plessey v. Ferguson decide?
Giants and dwarfs are believed to be _________stars (Old or Young).
Who was Robert Oppenheimer?
What carries nerve impulses across the gap between two nerve cells?
George Washington tried but failed to convince Americans to avoid getting involved with political parties isolating the nation from international relations sett
how do you write 26.17 in word form