Problema Solution
Translate into an equation and solve. (Use n to represent the smaller number.)
The sum of two numbers is twenty-two. Two less than five times the smaller is equal to the larger.
Find the numbers
____Smaller number
_____ Larger number
Answer provided by our tutors
b = 5a- 2
and a + b = 22
=> a+5a - 2= 22
=> a = 4
so b = 18...