SOLUTION: When a smaller number is subtracted from a larger number the difference is 34. If the larger number is 30 less than 3 times the smaller number, what are the two numbers.

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Question 27083: When a smaller number is subtracted from a larger number the difference is 34. If the larger number is 30 less than 3 times the smaller number, what are the two numbers.
Answer by ikdeep(182) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the smaller number = s
Let the largest number = l
According to first condition i.e When a smaller number is subtracted from a larger number the difference is 34,,,,we get the equation
l - s = 34...............(1)

According to second condition i.e larger number is 30 less than 3 times the smaller number,,,,we get the equation
l = 3s - 30 ...or....
l - 3s = -30..............(2)
By applying elimination method in (1)(2) you can get the answer.

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