SOLUTION: The difference between two numbers is 67. Three times the smaller number plus five times the larger number is 239. what is the equation?

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Question 650160: The difference between two numbers is 67. Three times the smaller number plus five times the larger number is 239. what is the equation?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
We can set up two equations:
Let x be the smaller number and y the larger number.
y-x=67
3x+5y=239
From these the value of x & y can be found by substitution.
Make sense?
RJ
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