SOLUTION: One number is 5 greater than a second number. If the lesser number is subtracted from 3 times the greater number, the difference is 9. Find the numbers.

Question 52318: One number is 5 greater than a second number. If the lesser number is subtracted from 3 times the greater number, the difference is 9. Find the numbers.
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One number is 5 greater than a second number. If the lesser number is subtracted from 3 times the greater number, the difference is 9. Find the numbers.

first number=x
second number=x+5

3*(x+5)-x=9
3x+15-x=9
2x=-6
x=-3

first number=-3
second number=2
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