Problema Solution
divied 105 into two parts, one of which diminished by 20 sall be equal to the other diminished by 15
Answer provided by our tutors
let 'x' represent one part, then '105-x' represents the other part
the wording is ambiguous because it does not state which part (larger or smaller) is diminished by 15 or 20
we choose:
x-20 = (105-x)-15
solving for 'x' we have x=55
the numbers would then be 55 and 50, but there may be other possibilties