Question

How do I solve this step by step?

Answer 1

larger #=32

smaller #= 26

Explanation:

We can solve this by using x for the larger number.

larger #= x

smaller #= x-6

x+x-6=58

2x-6=58

2x=64

x=32

The larger number is 32. To find the smaller # you simply substitute the variable x-6 which is now 32-6 which is 26.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer: Below

Explanation:

This is pretty simple. Since we know that it's a sum of two numbers, we can divide 68 by 2.

68/2 = 34

So we know that 34 + 34 is 68.
Now what we do is subtract 3 from one side and add 3 to the other 34. Note it is not 6 because subtracting and adding separates them by 2 units.

So, our large number is 37 and our small is 31.