SOLUTION: difference of two numbers is 24, larger number is four less than three times the smaller number

Question 866525: difference of two numbers is 24, larger number is four less than three times the smaller number
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A - B = 24 [difference of two numbers is 24]
A = 3B - 4 [larger number is four less than three times the smaller number]
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Replace the known value of A from the second equation into the first.
(3B-4) - B = 24
Subtract
2B-4 = 24
Add 4 to each side
2B = 28
Divide each side by 2
B = 14
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If the smaller number is 14 and the difference is 24, then A = 14+24, or 38
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Let's see if that works:
38 = (3*14) - 4
38 = 42-4
38=38
Success!
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