SOLUTION: ONE number is eight less than thrice the other number. The sum of the two numbers is thirty.

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Question 625098: ONE number is eight less than thrice the other number. The sum of the two numbers is thirty.
Answer by oscargut(2103) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x and y those numbers
x = 3y-8
x+y=30
Then
3y-8+y=30
4y-8=30
4y=38
y = 9.5 and x = 20.5
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