SOLUTION: The sum of two integers is sixteen. Five tiems the smaller integer is eight more than three times the larger integer. Find the larger integer.

SOLUTION: The sum of two integers is sixteen. Five tiems the smaller integer is eight more than three times the larger integer. Find the larger integer.

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Question 636609: The sum of two integers is sixteen. Five tiems the smaller integer is eight more than three times the larger integer. Find the larger integer.
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of two integers is sixteen. Five tiems the smaller integer is eight more than three times the larger integer. Find the larger integer.
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let x=larger integer
16-x=smaller integer
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5(16-x)=3x+8
80-5x=3x+8
8x=72
x=9
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