SOLUTION: The difference between two numbers is 34. The larger exceeds three times the smaller by 4. What is the smaller number?

Question 242103: The difference between two numbers is 34. The larger exceeds three times the smaller by 4. What is the smaller number?
Answer by College Student(505) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let one number = x
The larger number is = 3x+4
Their difference is 34.
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Here is your equation:
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Solve for x to determine its value and plug it into (3x+4) to find the larger value. Be careful with the negative sign.
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Remember to check your answers by pluging the x value in the original equation. Both sides must equal to each other.
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