One number is (9) more than the other and their sum is (51). What is the larger number?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (30)
Form (x-y=9) and (x+y=51), then add them. In exams, taking the larger number as (x) simplifies the solution.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(30)
Why is this the correct answer?
Form (x-y=9) and (x+y=51), then add them. In exams, taking the larger number as (x) simplifies the solution.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables. Topic: Algebraic methods: Substitution method and Elimination method..
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