SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is 57. If the larger number is increased by 3 it is equal 4 times the smaller number

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Question 360092: the sum of two numbers is 57. If the larger number is increased by 3 it is equal 4 times the smaller number
Found 2 solutions by mananth, ewatrrr:
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
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the sum of two numbers is 57. If the larger number is increased by 3 it is equal 4 times the smaller number
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if one number is x
the other will be 57-x
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x+3=4(57-x)
x+3=188-4x
5x=188-3
5x=185
/5
x=37
other number = 57-37=20
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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
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Hi,
Let x represent the larger number. Then the other number is (57-x)
write as we read***
x+ 3 = 4(57-x)
solve
x+ 3 = 228 - 4x
5x = 225
x = 45 the larger number, smaller number is 12
checking our answer
48 = 4*12