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Question 343170: can you help me solve this problem: The difference of two numbers is 6 if one number is three times the other number, find the smallest number
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The difference of two numbers is 6 if one number is three times the other number, find the smallest number
:
Let x = one number
then
3x = the other number
:
3x - x = 6
2x = 6
x = 3 is one number and 9 is the other number