Question

HELP ME PLEASE!!!
The sum of two numbers is 54 . The larger number is 16 more than the smaller number. What are the numbers?

Answer 1

i need the larger number and the smaller number

Answer 2

@SolomonZelman help me plzzzzz

Answer 3

dgdfggdggdg

Answer 4

drgdrg

Answer 5

g

Answer 6

d

Answer 7

rgd

Answer 8

dggdr

Answer 9

@dtan5457 x=36

Answer 10

`The sum of two numbers is 54 .`
\(\large\color{black}{x+y=54 }\)

`The larger number is 16 more than the smaller number.`
\(\large\color{black}{y=x+16 }\)

Answer 11

The bigger number is 36, what is the smaller one then?

Answer 12

dtan, where did you get 56, and 56-x from, may I know?

Answer 13

smaller number will be 18?

Answer 14

@SolomonZelman is this wrong??

Answer 15

Time out. Read the question wrong, it should be 54-x

Answer 16

apparently I saved you, blueBab, :P

Answer 17

Let x=the bigger number
Let (54-x)=smaller number
(54-x)=x-16

NOW, solve for x..lol

Answer 18

@SolomonZelman thanks ur my hero =D

Answer 19

not a hero, but... anyways, can you proceed?
\(\large\color{black}{y+x=54 }\)
\(\large\color{black}{y=x+16 }\)

\(\large\color{black}{x+16+x=54 }\)

\(\large\color{black}{2x+16=54 }\)

\(\large\color{black}{x=? }\)

Answer 20

Look, heres to make it easier
you have 54
subtract 16
divide by 2
then add 16 to one of them and that one is the larger, the other is the smaller c:

Answer 21

x=19 @SolomonZelman