NUMBER PROBLEMS

1. The larger of two numbers is 2 more than the smaller. Their sum is 16. Find the numbers.

2. The larger of two numbers is three times the smaller. Twice the larger decreased by the

smaller is 10. Find the numbers.

3. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 18. Find the numbers.

4. The sum of two even consecutive numbers is 34. Find the numbers.

5. The sum of three odd consecutive numbers is 39. Find the numbers.

6. The sum of three numbers is 30. The second exceeds the first by three. The third

number is 6 more than the first. Find the numbers.

7. The sum of the first and third odd integers exceeds the second by 5. Find the numbers.

8. What number increased by one third of itself is 12?