SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 32 . One number is 3 times as large as the other. What are the numbers?
Algebra.Com
Question 317837: The sum of two numbers is 32 . One number is 3 times as large as the other. What are the numbers?
Answer by itiffydn(3) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the smaller of the two numbers be equal to
Algebraically, the larger number would be 3x, since it is 3 times as big.
Small number + Large number = 32
x + 3x = 32
Collect like terms
4x = 32
x =
x = 8
The smaller number is 8
The larger number is
= 3x
= 3(8)
= 24
RELATED QUESTIONS
The sum of two numbers is 32 . One number is 3 times as large as the other. What are the... (answered by stanbon)
The sum of two numbers is 60. One number is 4 times as large as the other. What are the... (answered by chosenpoint)
The sum of two numbers is 65 . One number is 4 times as large as the other. What are the... (answered by richwmiller)
The sum of two numbers is 60 . One number is 4 times as large as the other. What are the... (answered by rfer)
The sum of two numbers is 42. One number is 2 times as large as the other. What are the... (answered by mananth)
The sum of two numbers is 27. One number is 2 times as large as the other. What are the... (answered by robertb)
The sum of two numbers is 27 . One number is 2 times as large as the other. What are the... (answered by Alan3354)
The sum of two numbers is 27. One number is 2 times as large as the other. What are the... (answered by rfer)
The sum of two numbers is 45 . One number is 4 times as large as the other. What are the... (answered by Boreal)