SOLUTION: The sum of two integers is 13. The second integer is one more than three times the first integer find the integers

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Question 1033221: The sum of two integers is 13. The second integer is one more than three times the first integer find the integers
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.M%2BN=13
2.N=1%2B3%2AM
Substituting eq. 2 into eq. 1,
M%2B%281%2B3%2AM%29=13
4M%2B1=13
4M=12
M=3
Now use either equation to solve for N.