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The sum of two numbers is 42. Three times the frist number is the same as four times the other number. Find the numbers.
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The sum of two numbers is 42. Three times the frist number is the same as four times the other number. Find the numbers.
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The sum of two numbers is 42. Three times the frist number is the same as four times the other number. Find the numbers. Answer by sofiyac(983) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let first number be x and second one y
x+y=42
3x=4y
solve the system of equations
x=42-y
3(42-y)=4y
126-3y=4y add 3y to each side
126=7y divide each side by 7
18=y
so if y is 18 then x=42-y so x=42-18=24
