SOLUTION: There are two numbers whose sum is 144. one number is three times as large as the other number. What is the smallest number?
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Question 650552: There are two numbers whose sum is 144. one number is three times as large as the other number. What is the smallest number?
Answer by Dino!(2) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+3x=144
4x=144
4x/4=144/4
x=36 ;D
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