Question

One number is five more than three times another. If their difference is 35, what is the larger number?

Answer 1

1st number will be n
2nd number will be 3n+5

Answer 2

ok

Answer 3

does that make sense?

Answer 4

yea

Answer 5

so now the difference between those expressions is 35. can you find n for both the 1st and 2nd number?

Answer 6

So the first number is 15 and the second is 50?

Answer 7

Yes.

Answer 8

So what is the larger number?

Answer 9

50

Answer 10

right?

Answer 11

yes.