SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 133. Four times the smaller number equals three times the greater number. Find the numbers

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Question 167554: The sum of two numbers is 133. Four times the smaller number equals three times the greater number. Find the numbers
Answer by KnightOwlTutor(293) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=smaller #
133-x=larger number
4x=3(133-x)
4x=399-3x
add 3x to both sides

7x=399
divide both sides by 7
x=57
133-57=76
Let's check
4(57)=3(76)
228=228