SOLUTION: FIND TWO NUMBERS IF THREE TIMES THE SECOND NUMBER EXCEEDS SEVEN TIMES THE FIRST BY 3.FIVE TIMES THE FIRST INCREASED BY ONE IS EQUAL TO TWICE THE SECOND

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Question 927113: FIND TWO NUMBERS IF THREE TIMES THE SECOND NUMBER EXCEEDS SEVEN TIMES THE FIRST BY 3.FIVE TIMES THE FIRST INCREASED BY ONE IS EQUAL TO TWICE THE SECOND
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let numbers be and
....eq.1
....eq.2
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....eq.2...solve for
....substitute in eq.1
....eq.1.solve for



....both sides multiply by to get whole numbers



now, find

...plug in for





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