The greater of two numbers is one less than eight times the smaller. Their sum equals 98

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21 May, 01:35

The greater of two numbers is one less than eight times the smaller. Their sum equals 98

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Kadin Lamb · Answer 1

B>a

b=8a-1

and we are told that 98=a+b so a=98-b, using this value for a in the equation above gives you:

b=8 (98-b) - 1

b=784-8b-1

b=783-8b

9b=783

b=87, and since a+b=98, a=11

so a and b are 11 and 87