SOLUTION: The difference of two numbers is 42. The larger number is three less than six times the smaller number. Find the numbers.

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Question 349981: The difference of two numbers is 42. The larger number is three less than six times the smaller number. Find the numbers.
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
For this one we can set up 2 equations as:
x-y=42
x=6y-3
Multiply the first equation by -1 to get:
-x+y=-42
Add this to the second equation to get:
-5y=-45
Divide by -5 to get:
y=9
x=51
Make sense?
RJ
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