SOLUTION: The difference between two positive integers is 36. One integer is three times as great as the other. Find the integers

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Question 206643: The difference between two positive integers is 36. One integer is three times as great as the other. Find the integers
Answer by Marth(57) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x = the smaller integer
3x = the larger integer


3x-x=36
2x=36
x=18


The smaller integer is x=18, and the larger integer is 3x=3%2818%29=54