Question

The larger of two numbers is 6 less than 5 times the smaller. when the smaller number is subtracted from the larger the difference is 6. Find the two numbers.

Answer 1

Let smaller number be x.

Larger number is : 5x-6

5x - 6 - x = 6
4x = 12
x = 3

Smaller number is 3 and larger number is (5x-6) = 9