SOLUTION: One number is five more than three times another. If their difference is 35, what is the larger number?

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Question 460702: One number is five more than three times another. If their difference is 35, what is the larger number?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-y=35
x=3y+5
.
x-y=35
x-3y=5
-------subtract
2y=30
.
y=15
x=50
.
Ed