SOLUTION: Find 2numbers who sum is 135 such that one number is 5 less than 3 times the other
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Question 757736: Find 2numbers who sum is 135 such that one number is 5 less than 3 times the other
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x + y = 135
x = 3y - 5
Substitute x = 3y - 5 into the first equation.
(3y - 5) + y = 135
4y - 5 = 135
4y = 140
y = 35
The integers are x = 100 and y = 35.
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