Question

The sum of two integers is 31. The larger of the two integers is

4 more than 2 times the smaller integer. What are the integers?

Answer 1

The integers are 9 and 22

Explanation:

Step one:

given data

let the smaller integer be x

and the bigger be y

x+y=31-----------1

so

y=(2x+4)

Step two:

put y=(2x+4 in equation 1 we have

x+2x+4=31

3x+4=31

3x=31-4

3x=27

divide both sides by 3

x=27/3

x=9

the smaller integer is 9

the bigger is 2(9)+4= 18+4=22