SOLUTION: Can you please help with this equation. A number is 7 less than 3 times a smaller number the difference between the number is 23.

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Question 102582: Can you please help with this equation.
A number is 7 less than 3 times a smaller number the difference between the number is 23.
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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smaller number = x
larger number = 3x - 7
3x - 7 - x = 23
2x = 30
x = 15
numbers: 15 and 38