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Question 356048: the sum of two number is 15. three times one number is 11 less than five times the other. find the numbers.
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Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x be one number. Then the other number is 15-x.
From the given, 3x = 5(15-x)-11. Then
3x = 75 -5x-11,
8x = 64,
x = 8. The other number is 15-8 = 7.
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