document.write( "Question 265873: the difference between of two numbers is 67, the larger number is three less than 6 times the smaller number \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #195419 by unlockmath(1688)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello, \n" ); document.write( "This can be set up with two equations as follows: \n" ); document.write( "x-y=67 \n" ); document.write( "6y-3=x \n" ); document.write( "Now let's rewrite these as: \n" ); document.write( "x-y=67 \n" ); document.write( "-x+6y=3 And add these together to get: \n" ); document.write( "5y=70 Divide both sides by 5 to get: \n" ); document.write( "y=14 Now we can figure out x to be: \n" ); document.write( "x-14=67 \n" ); document.write( "x=81 \n" ); document.write( "Make sense? \n" ); document.write( "Check out a new book at: \n" ); document.write( "www.math-unlock.com \n" ); document.write( " |