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