Question

The sum of two numbers is

39
. The larger number is
15
more than the smaller number. What are the numbers?

Answer 1

the numbers are 15 and 2.6
ps sorry I type really slow

Answer 2

Set up the equation
x = the smaller number
x + 15 = the larger number

x + x + 15 =39
solve for x
this will be the smaller number
add 15 to get the larger number