31-01-2017
Mathematics

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The larger of two numbers is twice the smaller . If the sum is 54 find the numbers

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nessa1113 nessa1113

31-01-2017

so there are 2 numbers

pretend the smaller number is x, so the larger number must be 2x because it's twice as large

so 2x+x equals 54

simplifies to 3x=54

x= 18

the smaller number is 18 and the larger one is 36 (because 36 is 18 x 2)

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