SOLUTION: Need help with this word problem. The second of two numbers is 10 more than 3 times the first. Their sum is 70. FInd the numbers

Question 357690: Need help with this word problem.
The second of two numbers is 10 more than 3 times the first. Their sum is 70. FInd the numbers
Answer by neatmath(302) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the first number, and y be the second number.

We are given

and or

and

We can solve this system of equations in several ways. We will add the 2 equations together to get

Thus, we have

The two numbers are 15 and 55.

You can check this by trying the two numbers in both equations.

I hope this helps!

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