SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 80. The larger number is 8 less than 3 times the smaller number. find the smaller number

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Question 98633: The sum of two numbers is 80. The larger number is 8 less than 3 times the smaller number. find the smaller number
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The sum of two numbers is 80. The larger number is 8 less than 3 times the smaller number. find the smaller number

Let the smaller number be x
the larger number = 3x- 8
sum of the two no's = 80
x +(3x-8) = 80
x+3x = 80+8
4x = 88 or x = 88/4 = 22
the smaller no = 22 and the larger no = 58