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Question 673701: Please help me solve this word problem: One number is 8 more than 3 times another number. Their sum is 68. What are the numbers?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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given:
One number x is 8+more than 3+times another number y ...=>... x=3y%2B8.......1
their sum is x%2By=68........2
solve the system:
x=3y%2B8.......1....plug x value in eq. 2
x%2By=68........2
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3y%2B8%2By=68........2...solve for y
4y=68-8
4y=60
y=60%2F4
highlight%28y=15%29
now find x
x=3y%2B8.......1
x=3%2A15%2B8
x=45%2B8
highlight%28x=53%29