The sum of two numbers is 43 . The larger number is 21 more than the smaller number. What are the numbers?

Answer 1

Let s = the smaller # and l = the larger #

s + l = 43

l = 21 + s

Substitute Eq 2 into 1, you get

s + 21 + s = 43

2s = 22

s = 22 / 2 = 11

l = 21 + s = 21 + 11 = 32