Question 263560: the sum of two numbers is 36, and one of the numbers is three times the other. find the two numbers Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! We have two equations here:
(i)
(ii)
by substitution, we get
(iii)
combine like terms to get
(iv)
so,
b = 9
and a = 27
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