SOLUTION: A number is three times another number. When the numbers are added, their sum is 60. What are the two numbers?

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Question 441778: A number is three times another number. When the numbers are added, their sum is 60. What are the two numbers?
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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3n + n = 60
==> 4n = 60
==> n = 15, one number, and
3n = 45, the other number.