SOLUTION: the difference between of two numbers is 67, the larger number is three less than 6 times the smaller number

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Question 265873: the difference between of two numbers is 67, the larger number is three less than 6 times the smaller number
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Hello,
This can be set up with two equations as follows:
x-y=67
6y-3=x
Now let's rewrite these as:
x-y=67
-x+6y=3 And add these together to get:
5y=70 Divide both sides by 5 to get:
y=14 Now we can figure out x to be:
x-14=67
x=81
Make sense?
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