Question

the larger of two numbers is 6 less than five times the smaller. The sum of the two numbers is 102 what are the numbers?

Answer 1

let the smaller number be x
the larger number is 6 less than five times the smaller...how would you represent this in terms of x?

Answer 2

idk

Answer 3

5x-n

Answer 4

Let n = your smaller number, set up an equation.

Answer 5

the equation above is the one i wrote out an i'm nt getting 102 so i still dt kno how to set up the equation

Answer 6

You have 2 variables in that equation, what do they represent?

Answer 7

x is the larger number
n is the smaller number

that's all i know- but idk how to represent them hence the reason y i'm asking for help

Answer 8

x+n = 102

Answer 9

let the smaller number be x
the larger number is 6 less than five times the smaller
so the large number would 5x-6
the sum of these numbers equal to 102
x+5x-6=102
6x=108
x=18 5x-6=84
The two numbers are 18 and 84

Answer 10

thanks-