SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 67. The smaller number is 3 less than the larger number. What are the two numbers?

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Question 578145: The sum of two numbers is 67. The smaller number is 3 less than the larger number. What are the two numbers?
Answer by dfrazzetto(283) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+y = 67
x = y-3
Solved by pluggable solver: Linear System solver (using determinant)
Solve:
+system%28+%0D%0A++++1%5Cx+%2B+1%5Cy+=+67%2C%0D%0A++++1%5Cx+%2B+-1%5Cy+=+-3+%29%0D%0A++

Any system of equations:


has solution

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(x=32, y=35}