SOLUTION: One number is 3 times another number. If the difference of the numbers is 36, find the two numbers.

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Question 902719: One number is 3 times another number. If the difference of the numbers is 36, find the two numbers.
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, ewatrrr:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A=3B
A-B=36
Substituting,
3B-B=36
2B=36
B=18
and
A=3%2818%29
A=54
Assuming,
B-A=36
Then,
B-3B=36
-2B=36
B=-18
and
A=3%28-18%29
A=-54
So those are the two possibilities.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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