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Question

Two numbers differ by 1 . twice the bigger numbers less three times the smaller number is 5.Determine the answers.....pls answer now i realy need it

Answer 1

Okay, stop holding down the keys and watch closely:

You have two different numbers, but since we know their relationship, we need only one variable and some sleight-of-hand:

Smaller number:  N

Larger number  :  N + 1

Now we translate from English into the wonderful world of math language:

2 (N + 1) - 3(N) = 5

2N + 2  - 3N = 5

  -N + 2 = 5

        -2    -2

 

   -N      = 3

   -N / (-1) = 3 / (-1)

    N     = -3

So: the smaller number  N is -3 and the larger number N + 1 is -2. It may sound crazy, but if you plug them into the question they give the right answer.