SOLUTION: The problem goes on like this one:
"the sum of two numbers is equal to 20. the larger number is 3 times bigger than the other number. Find the numbers."
could you please hel
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Question 96841: The problem goes on like this one:
"the sum of two numbers is equal to 20. the larger number is 3 times bigger than the other number. Find the numbers."
could you please help me? solve this by using a quadratic formula, completing the square or by factoring..thanks,.=)
Answer by winson55(5) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you can not solve this by those way
this is one of the way:
Let the smaller number be X
Bigger number = 3 x X
=3x
3x+x=20
4x=20
x=5
smaller number=5
bigger number=3x5
=15
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