Question

The sum of two numbers is 48. The smaller number is 6 less than the larger number . What are the numbers ?

Answer 1

let's represent the bigger number by x and the smaller number is x-6
x+x-6=48 x-6=27-6=21
2x-6=48 21+27=48
2x-6+6=48+6 the two numbers are 21 and 27
2x=54
2x/2=54/2
x=27

Answer 2

30 is the larger number and the other number is 18