Question

The difference of two numbers is 685. The smaller of the numbers is 262. What is the other number?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let the two numbers be x and y

x - y = 685

Let the smaller number be y

x - 262 = 685

x = 685 + 262

Therefore x = 947

Answer 2

947

Explanation:

Let the bigger number be y and the smaller number be x

The difference between the two numbers is written as:

y - x

But from the question we were told that the difference between the two numbers is 685. Therefore,

y - x = 685

Also, from the question, we were told that the smaller number (x) is 262. Therefore,

y - x = 685 becomes:

y - 262 = 685

Collect like terms

y = 685 + 262

y = 947

Therefore, the other number is 947