The sum of two numbers is 74.74.   if four timesfour times the smaller number is subtracted from the larger number, the result is 4.4.   find the two numbers the larger number is the smaller number is

The larger number is 60
The smaller number is 14

Explanation:
Assume that the larger number is x and that the smaller number id y.

We are given that:
1- The sum of the two numbers is 74. This means that:
x + y = 74
This equation can be rewritten as:
x = 74 - y > I
2- Four times the smaller number (4y) subtracted from the larger number (x), the result would be 4. This means that:
x - 4y = 4 > II

Substitute with I in II and solve for y as follows:
x - 4y = 4
74 - y - 4y = 4
74 - 5y = 4
5y = 70
y = 70/5
y = 14

Substitute with the value of y in equation I to get x as follows:
x = 74 - y
x = 74 - 14
x = 60

Hope this helps :)

Let x represent the smaller number. Then the larger number is 4x+4, and their total is
.. x +(4x+4) = 74
.. 5x = 70 . . . . . . . subtract 4
.. x = 14 . . . . . . . . . divide by 5
.. 4x +4 = 4*14+4 = 60 . . . . . substitute into the expression for the larger number

The larger number is 60.
The smaller number is 14.

The year before the 10s so it was like when caveman were alive

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