SOLUTION: the differnce of two numbers is 6. if one number is 3 times the other number, find the smaller number.

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Question 180836: the differnce of two numbers is 6. if one number is 3 times the other number, find the smaller number.
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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lets call our numbers c and d
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d-c=6......eq 1
d=3c.......eq 2
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take d's value of 3c from eq 2 and plug it into eq 1
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3c-c=6
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2c=6
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