SOLUTION: The difference of two numbers is 45. The second is 3 less than 3 times the first. What are the two numbers?

Question 75197: The difference of two numbers is 45. The second is 3 less than 3 times the first. What are the two numbers?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let f=first number, s=second number. Here's the translation:
"The difference (-) of two numbers(s and f) is (=) 45"
"The second (s) is (=) 3 less (-3) than 3 times the first(3f)"
So plug in into

Add like terms
Subtract 3 from both sides
This is our first number
So the 1st number is 24. Use this to find the second number:
Add 24 to both sides
This is our second number
So the 2 numbers are 69 and 24

Check:
Plug in f=24 and s=69

works
Plug in f=24 and s=69

works

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