SOLUTION: One number(x) is 3 less than four times another number(x). If the second number(x) is added to 10, the result is 22 more than the first. Find the numbers.

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Question 447975: One number(x) is 3 less than four times another number(x). If the second number(x) is added to 10, the result is 22 more than the first. Find the numbers.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=4y-3
10+y=x+22
x=y-12
y-12=4y-3
3y=-9
y=-3
x=-15
The first number is -15, the second number is -3..