SOLUTION: One number is 6 more than another. If the sum of the smaller number and 3 times the larger number is 34, find the two numbers.

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Question 81427: One number is 6 more than another. If the sum of the smaller number and 3 times the larger number is 34, find the two numbers.
Answer by scott8148(6628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let n equal the smaller number ... n+(3(n+6))=34 ... n+3n+18=34 ... 4n=16 ... n=4

so the numbers are 4 and 10

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