SOLUTION: one number is 11 more than 3 times another number. the sum of the two numbers is 111

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Question 280331: one number is 11 more than 3 times another number. the sum of the two numbers is 111
Answer by pandion(6) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x = another number
11%2B3x%2B%28x%29+=+111
11%2B4x=111
11%2B4x-11=111-11
4x=100
4x%2F4+=+100%2F4
x=25%7D%7D%0D%0A%0D%0Aso+first+number+would+be%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B11+%2B+3%2825%29
11+%2B+75
x=+86
and second number would be
x+=+25