SOLUTION: The difference between two numbers is 8; if 2 is added to the greater the result will be three times the smaller: find the numbers.

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Question 1015253: The difference between two numbers is 8; if 2 is added to the greater the result will be three times the smaller: find the numbers.
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let greater no.=x smaller no.=y according to question x-y=8 and x+2=3y on solving these two equations we get x=13,y=5