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21 September, 17:50

The sum of two numbers is 55. the larger number is 7 more than twice the smaller number. what are the numbers

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  1. 21 September, 20:19
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    The numbers are 16 and 39

    this is because ...

    'a' x2 + 7 = 'b'

    b+a=55

    55-7=3a

    3a=48

    48/3=16

    so 'a'=16

    therefore

    16x2+7='b'

    'b'=39
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