Question

The sum of the number and two times a smaller number is 98. The bigger number is 22 less than three times smaller number.

Answer 1

b+2s=98
b=3s-22
b-3s=-22
5s=120
s=24
b=3*24-22
b=72-22
b=50
The bigger number is 50 and the smaller number is 24.