SOLUTION: The difference between two numbers is 16. Three times the larger number is nine times the smaller. What are the numbers???

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Question 233980: The difference between two numbers is 16. Three times the larger number is nine times the smaller. What are the numbers???
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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3(n + 16) = 9(n)

3n + 48 = 9n

48 = 6n

8 = n

24 = n + 16