Question

two numbers total 56 and have a difference of 6 how do you find the larger number and the smaller number?

Answer 1

You can just form an equation to solve for them. Call the smaller number x, and the larger number must be x + 6. We know the sum of these two numbers is 56, hence:

x + (x + 6) = 56
2x + 6 = 56
2x = 50
x = 25

This means the smaller number is 25. The larger number is 25 + 6 = 31.

I hope this helps :)