SOLUTION: One number is five more than another, and their sum is three less than three times the smaller. Find the numbers.If x represents the smaller number, which equation could be used to

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Question 315161: One number is five more than another, and their sum is three less than three times the smaller. Find the numbers.If x represents the smaller number, which equation could be used to solve for x?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the two numbers be x and y.
1.y=5%2Bx
2.x%2By=3%2Ax-3
Substitute eq. 1 in eq. 2 to remove y.
x%2B5%2Bx=3x-3
2x%2B5=3x-3
highlight%28+x=8%29
Then from eq. 1,
y=5%2Bx
y=5%2B8
highlight%28+y=13%29