SOLUTION: Translate the problem situation to a system of equations. Do not solve. The difference between two numbers is 1. Three times the smaller number plus the larger number is 29. What a

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Question 611205: Translate the problem situation to a system of equations. Do not solve. The difference between two numbers is 1. Three times the smaller number plus the larger number is 29. What are the numbers?
Answer by SwiftAlbatross(13) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = larger number
Let y = smaller number
x - y = 1
3y + x = 29
To solve:
x - y = 1
x = y + 1
Substitute:
3y + x = 29
3y + y + 1 = 29
4y + 1 = 29
4y = 28
y = 7
x = 8