SOLUTION: 4. Divide the number 32 in two parts so that one part is 3 times larger than the other?

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Question 393226: 4. Divide the number 32 in two parts so that one part is 3 times larger than the other?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

one part is 3 times larger than the other

Let x and 3x represent those numbers

 x + 3x = 32

    4x = 32

     x = 8, smaller of those two numbers.  larger = 24   (3*8)

 8 + 24 = 32