SOLUTION: suppose one number is 9 more than the other. If the difference between 3times the larger and 5times the smaller is3, what are the two numbers?

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Question 26837: suppose one number is 9 more than the other. If the difference between 3times the larger and 5times the smaller is3, what are the two numbers?
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x=smaller number;
x+9=larger number;
3(x+9)-5x=3
3x+27-5x=3
-2x=-24
x=12
so if the smaller number is 15, then the larger is;
15+9=24
Hope you understand
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