SOLUTION: One number is 5 less than another. Five times the smalller number is 1 less than 3 times the larger. Find the numbers.

Question 240462: One number is 5 less than another. Five times the smalller number is 1 less than 3 times the larger. Find the numbers.
Answer by College Student(505) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = a number
x-5 = the other number
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So our equation becomes:

Now solve for x to find one of the numbers.

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Now find the other number by plugging this value in .
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Remember to check your answers by plugging both numbers in the original equation. Both sides must equal to each other, otherwise you've done something wrong.
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Done! :)
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