SOLUTION: One out of two number is thrice the other. If their sum is 124. find the numbers. (Ans. 31, 93)
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Question 482994: One out of two number is thrice the other. If their sum is 124. find the numbers. (Ans. 31, 93)
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Let the numbers are x and y
One is thrice the other
x=3y…………….(1)
x+y=124 ……….(2)
put the value of x in (2)
3y+y=124
4y=124
4y/4=124/4 (divide by 4 both sides)
y=31
now put the value of y in (1)
x=3y
x=3(31)
x=93
So the numbers are 31,93
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