Problema Solution
The sum of two numbers is twenty. Three times the small number is equal to two times the larger
Answer provided by our tutors
Let the smaller number = x
let the larger number = y
=> given
3x = 2y => x = 2/3 y
also x + y = 20
=> 2/3y + y = 20 => 5y/3 = 20 => y = 12
=> x = 20 - 12 = 8