SOLUTION: one number is 18 more than three times another number the difference in the numbers is 54 find the numbers

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Question 721063: one number is 18 more than three times another number the difference in the numbers is 54 find the numbers
Answer by lynnlo(4176) About Me  (Show Source):
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(3x+18)-x=54
x=18 AND x=72