SOLUTION: The difference of 2 numbers is 16. Four times the smaller number is 13 less than 3 times the larger. What are the numbers?

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Question 370952: The difference of 2 numbers is 16. Four times the smaller number is 13 less than 3 times the larger. What are the numbers?
Answer by neatmath(302) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the larger number. Then the smaller number is (x-16).

Then we have:

4%2A%28x-16%29%2B13=3x given

4x-64%2B13=3x

4x-3x=64-13

x=51

If the larger number is 51, the smaller number is 35.

I hope this helps!