Please help! The smaller of two numbers is 10 less than 4 times the greater number. The greater number is 19 more than the smaller. Find the two numbers.
If x is the smaller number, one equation is...?

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Please help! The smaller of two numbers is 10 less than 4 times the greater number. The greater number is 19 more than the smaller. Find the two numbers. 
If x is the smaller number, one equation is...?

anonymous · Answer

Do you mean the sum of two numbers is 10 less than 4 times the greater number?

anonymous · Answer

Hmmm :/ No... This is the math problem word for word.

anonymous · Answer

greater number will be x+19
If smaller number is x

anonymous · Answer

4(x+19)-10=x
Do you see why this is so? x+19 is the greater number, so I multiplied it by 4 and then took away 10 since that's what the problem says.