SOLUTION: One number is 4 less than another number. Find the numbers if three times the smaller number is 22 less than four times the larger number.

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Question 756854: One number is 4 less than another number. Find the numbers if three times the smaller number is 22 less than four times the larger number.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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One number is 4 less than another number. Find the numbers if three times the smaller number is 22 less than four times the larger number.
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Equations:
a = b-4
3a = 4b-22
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Substitute for "a" and solve for "b":
3(b-4) = 4b-22
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3b - 12 = 4b - 22
b = 10
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a = b-4 = 6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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