Question

The sum of two numbers is 41. The smaller number is 9less than the larger number. What are the numbers?

Answer 1

Smaller number is 16 and larger number is 25

Explanation:

`x+y=41\\x=y-9\\\\(y-9)+y=41\\2y-9=41\\2y=50\\y=25\\\\x=25-9=16`

The smaller number is 16 and the larger number is 25