SOLUTION: One positive number is 3 times another number. The difference between the two numbers is 62. Find the numbers

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Question 1049529: One positive number is 3 times another number. The difference between the two numbers is 62. Find the numbers
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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One positive number is 3 times another number.
Let x and 3x represent the numbers
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3x-x = 62
2x = 62
x = 31
Numbers: 31 and 93
AND checking
93 - 31 = 62 CHECKS!