SOLUTION: One number is three times another. The sum of the numbers is 108. What are the numbers?

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Question 620476: One number is three times another. The sum of the numbers is 108. What are the numbers?
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Hi,
One number is three times another numberhighlight%28x%29 .
The sum of the numbers is 108. What are the numbers?
x + 3x = 108
4x = 108
x = 27, the smaller number. The larger number is 81.
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27 + 81 = 108