Question

( 12. The larger of two numbers is eight more than the smaller number. Their sum is twenty-two. Fins the numbers. ​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

the numbers : x, y

x = y + 8

x + y = 22

we use the first equation in the second :

y + 8 + y = 22

2y + 8 = 22

2y = 14

y = 7

x = y + 8 = 7 + 8 = 15