SOLUTION: one number is 9 more than 3 times another. if their sum is 53, what is the smaller number?
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Question 475189: one number is 9 more than 3 times another. if their sum is 53, what is the smaller number?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p+(3p+9)=53
4p=44
p=11
3p+9=42
The smaller number is 11.
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