SOLUTION: One number is 3 more than another and their sum is 41.
Which of the following systems of equations represents the word problem?
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Question 973439: One number is 3 more than another and their sum is 41.
Which of the following systems of equations represents the word problem?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
numbers can be x and y or x and x+3. I will use the first
x+y=41
y=x+3
Substitute
x+x+3=41
2x+3=41
2x=38
x=19
x+3=22
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