SOLUTION: One number is four less than three times another. If their sum is increased by five, the result is twenty five. Find the numbers.
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Question 356966: One number is four less than three times another. If their sum is increased by five, the result is twenty five. Find the numbers.
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One number is four less than three times another. If their sum is increased by five, the result is twenty five. Find the numbers.
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let the number be x
other number = 3x-4
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x+3x-4+5 =25
4x+1=25
4x=25-1
4x=24
x= 24/4
x= 4
the other number = 3x-4
=12-4
=8
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numbers are 4 & 8
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