SOLUTION: Can you please help me with this equation: "the difference between two numbers added to thrice the larger number, the result is 15". What is/are the number/s? I've tried many ti

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Question 900980: Can you please help me with this equation: "the difference between two numbers added to thrice the larger number, the result is 15". What is/are the number/s? I've tried many times but I just couldn't get it. Can you please help me with this?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x and y be two numbers.
Let x%3Cy.

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