SOLUTION: the first of two numbers is 3 times the second.thier sum is 88. find the numbers

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Question 519301: the first of two numbers is 3 times the second.thier sum is 88. find the numbers
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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22 + 66 = 88
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But how do you get that?
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The sum of two numbers is 88
x+y = 88
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The first is 3 times the second
x = 3*y
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Subsitute
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3y + y = 88
4y = 88
y = 22
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x + y = 88
x = 88-y
x = 88-22
x = 66
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Done.