Question

I am thinking of two numbers. The first is 5 more than the second. If you add the first number to three times the second number, you get 29. What are the two numbers?

Answer 1

11 and 6 respectively

Explanation:

1st number=x

2nd number=x-5

three times the second number=3(x-5)=3x-15

3x-15+x=29

put the liketerms together=3x+x=29+15

4x=44

(divide both sides by 4)x=11