Question 622347: one number is eight more than a second number. three times the first is eight less than five times the second. find the numbers. Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source):
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let's numbers be:
first:
second: }
if first number is eight more than a second number, we have
............1
if three times the first is eight less than five times the second, we have
............2
now, solve the system:
............1...substitute in 2
............2
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............2...solve for
