two numbers add up to 157 and the first number is 17 bigger than the second number what are the two numbers
+3454 Let's set up an equation for this word problem, and let's make x equal the second number.
x+(x+17)=157 ---Since the first number is 17 bigger than the second number, (x+17) will give us the first number.
2x + 17 = 157
-17 -17
2x = 140
x = 70
So our second number is 70, and our first number is 87 (17 bigger than our second number, so 17+70)
+3454 Let's set up an equation for this word problem, and let's make x equal the second number.
x+(x+17)=157 ---Since the first number is 17 bigger than the second number, (x+17) will give us the first number.
2x + 17 = 157
-17 -17
2x = 140
x = 70
So our second number is 70, and our first number is 87 (17 bigger than our second number, so 17+70)
