DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.
When the first of the two numbers is added to twice the second the result is 16, but when the second number is added to twice the first, the result is 14. Find the two numbers.
A)
4, 8
B)
5, 9
C)
8, 6
D)
4, 7
E)
None of these
E
Let the numbers be x and y. So x + 2y = 16…….(i)
and 2x + y = 14……..(ii). Solving these two equations we get x = 4 and y = 6.
