SOLUTION: one number is 3 more than the other. Their sum is 7. Find the numbers.

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Question 808604: one number is 3 more than the other. Their sum is 7. Find the numbers.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Other number = x
One number = x + 3
x + (x + 3) = 7
2x + 3 = 7
2x = 7 - 3
2x = 4
x = 2
Other number = 2
One number = 5
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