There are two consecutive odd numbers such that five times the smaller plus twice the greater is 25. What is the smaller number?
None. If a number is smaller than 36 it cannot be greater than 89.
52 and 156.
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The number with the smaller absolute value (magnitude) is greater.
There are two consecutive odd numbers such that five times the smaller plus twice the greater is 25. What is the smaller number?
On a number line, the numbers start with zero and get larger as they move to the right, They are negative and get smaller as they move to the left from the zero. To find which number is greater, you can find the places of two numbers on the line and the one on the right is greater.
18 and 38
18 and 38
1
None. If a number is smaller than 36 it cannot be greater than 89.
52 and 156.
11
The number with the smaller absolute value (magnitude) is greater.
No. Odd numbers can be greater than, smaller than, or equal to prime numbers.
The symbol for exceeds is ">" which means "greater than".
Not always, if the smaller number is 0 or a negative number. Then their sum will be equal or less than the greater number.