document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=940608>Question 940608</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One positive number is 3 times another number. The difference between the two numbers is 62. what are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #573327 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=573327\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One is three times the another A=3B ;the difference is 62 A-B=62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3B-B=62 substitute first equation for A in second equation and solve for B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2B=62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=31 ANSWER 1 B=31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=3B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=3(31)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=93 ANSWER 2 A=93<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A-B=62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "93-31=62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "62=62<BR>\n" );
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