The sum of two numbers is 41. One number is less than twice the other. How do you find the larger of the two numbers?
1 Answer
Jun 28, 2015
The conditions are not restrictive enough. Even assuming positive integers the larger number can be any number in the range
Explanation:
Let the numbers be
Assume
So one of
So if
Also
Putting these together, we get
The other condition that one number is less than twice the other is always satisfied, since