SOLUTION: The difference of two positive integers is 34. The larger number is three times the smaller. What are these numbers?
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Question 996690: The difference of two positive integers is 34. The larger number is three times the smaller. What are these numbers?
Answer by ikleyn(52784) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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3x - x = 34,
2x = 34,
x = 17.
The smaller number is 17, the larger is 3*17 = 51.
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