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The difference between two integers is at most 16. the smaller integer is 12. what is the larger integer

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  • 03-03-2017
The difference between two integers is at most 16
x1 - big integer
x2- small integer
[tex]x_1 -x_2 \leq 16[/tex]

the smaller integer is 12
so
x2 = 12

substitution

[tex]x_1 -12 \leq 16[/tex]

solve for x1

however, note the fact larger
thus meaning
x1 > x2 applies to this problem
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