SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is eleven. One less than three times the smaller is equal to the larger.
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Question 677193: The sum of two numbers is eleven. One less than three times the smaller is equal to the larger.
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Establish variables
x = smaller number
y = larger number
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x + y = 11
3x - 1 = y
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Substitute y into the first equation
x + 3x-1 = 11
4x - 1 = 11
Isolate the x variable
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y = 3(12)-1 = 36-1 =
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