SOLUTION: Please help me with this problem. The sum of two integers is 10. three times the larger integer is three less than eight times the smaller integer. Find the integers. Thank y

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Question 24638: Please help me with this problem.
The sum of two integers is 10. three times the larger integer is three less than eight times the smaller integer. Find the integers.
Thank you very much.
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Answer by Paul(988) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the first integer be x
Let the second be y

x+y=10
y=10-x

3x=8y-3
3x=8(10-x)-3
3x=80-8x-3
11x=77
x=7
y=10-7
y=3

Hence the two integers are 7 and 3.
Paul.