SOLUTION: the sum of two number is 15. three times one number is 11 less than five times the other. find the numbers. please help

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Question 356048: the sum of two number is 15. three times one number is 11 less than five times the other. find the numbers.
please help
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be one number. Then the other number is 15-x.
From the given, 3x = 5(15-x)-11. Then
3x = 75 -5x-11,
8x = 64,
x = 8. The other number is 15-8 = 7.