SOLUTION: four times one number is 11 more than the second number. if their sum is 14, find the numbers. please help

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Question 256521: four times one number is 11 more than the second number. if their sum is 14, find the numbers. please help
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Let represent the first number

Let represent the second number

4 times the first number is then:

11 more than the second number is:

"Is" means equals, so:



which gives us the first equation.

The sum of the numbers is 14:



which can be re-stated:



Take this expression for and replace in the first equation.



Just solve for . Once you discover the value of , you can subtract that from 14 to get the value of

John
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