SOLUTION: "The sum of two numbers is 90. The larger number is 14 more than 3 times the smaller number. Find the numbers."

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Question 819584: "The sum of two numbers is 90. The larger number is 14 more than 3 times the smaller number. Find the numbers."
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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i + j = 90
j = 3i + 14
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i + j = 90
i + 3i + 14 = 90
4i = 76
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i = 19
j = 71
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