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find two numbers whose sum is 36 and such that one is 3 times as large as the other?
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find two numbers whose sum is 36 and such that one is 3 times as large as the other?
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! find two numbers whose sum is 36 and such that one is 3 times as large as the other?
x+y = 36
x = 3y
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Substitute to solve for "y":
3y + y = 36
4y = 36
y = 9
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Substitute to solve for "x":
x = 3y= 3*9 = 27
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Stan H.
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