SOLUTION: there are two numbers whose sum is 53. three times the smaller number is equal to 19 more than the large number. What are the numbers?
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Question 327987: there are two numbers whose sum is 53. three times the smaller number is equal to 19 more than the large number. What are the numbers?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let smaller number be x
larger number be y
x+y=53.................1
3x=y+19
3x-y=19................2
add equation 1&2
x+y+3x-y=53+19
4x=72
divide by 4
4x/4 = 72/4
x=18
plug the value of x in equation 1
18+y=53
y=53-18
y=35
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