SOLUTION: one number is four less than three times another. if their sum is increased by five, the results is tweny-five. find the numbers

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Question 27164: one number is four less than three times another. if their sum is increased by five, the results is tweny-five. find the numbers
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x= one number;
so, 3x-4= other number
then;
x+3x-4+5=25
Now solve;
4x+1=25
4x=25
x=6
Now that we now x, we can figure out the other;
3(6)-4=14
so, one number is 6, the other is 14
Hope you understand
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