SOLUTION: A total of 54 monks and clerics were in the tower. If three times the number of clerics exceeded the number of monks by ten, how many of each were in the tower?

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Question 214696: A total of 54 monks and clerics were in the tower. If three times the number of clerics exceeded the number of monks by ten, how many of each were in the tower?
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Let represent the number of clerics

Let represent the number of monks

Then

and



Solve the system for and . HINT: Use the elimination method.

John