SOLUTION: the sum of two integers is 118. Find the two integers if the larger one is 6 less than three times the smaller one.
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Question 796089: the sum of two integers is 118. Find the two integers if the larger one is 6 less than three times the smaller one.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x + y = 118
y = 3x - 6
Substitute the second equation into the first equation.
x + (3x - 6) = 118
4x = 124
x = 31
The integers are x = 31 and y = 87.
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