document.write( "Question 27188: two integers have a sum of 29. Three times the larger is 3 more than four times the smaller. I set it up like this: 3x + 4(x+3)=29 but i did not get the correct answer \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #14776 by Paul(988)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let the first integer be x \n" ); document.write( "Let the second integer be y \n" ); document.write( "x+y=29 Solve for y \n" ); document.write( "y=29-x (subsitution)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3x=3+4y \n" ); document.write( "Subsitute for y \n" ); document.write( "3x=3+4(29-x) \n" ); document.write( "3x=3+116-4x \n" ); document.write( "7x=119 \n" ); document.write( "x=17\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y=29-17 \n" ); document.write( "y=12\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hence, the two integers are 17 and 12. \n" ); document.write( "Paul.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |