SOLUTION: One number is 7 more than another number. Find the two numbers if three times the larger number exceeds four times the smaller number by 5.
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Call the smaller number
Given:
(1)
(2)
Substitute in (1) for in (2)
(2)
Subtract from both sides
Subtract from both sides
and, since
(1)
The larger number is 23 and the smaller number is 16
check:
(1)
(2)
OK
