SOLUTION: The sum of two positive integers is 108. One integer is three times as great as the other. Find the integers.

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Question 191059: The sum of two positive integers is 108. One integer is three times as great as the other. Find the integers.
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the smaller integer be X.
Then the other integer, call it Y, is equal to 3X
Their sum is 108
X+%2B+Y+=+108
X+%2B+3X+=+108
4X+=+108
X+=+27