SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is 124.If three times the smaller number is subtracted from the large number,the result is 8. Find the numbers

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Question 1088331: the sum of two numbers is 124.If three times the smaller number is subtracted from the large number,the result is 8. Find the numbers
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2BB=124
B-3A=8
Subtract the second from the first,
A%2BB-B%2B3A=124-8
4A=116
Solve for A, then use either equation to solve for B.