SOLUTION: A quater of two numbers is 16 and three times the difference of the numbers is 30. Calculate the values of the numbers

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Question 751973: A quater of two numbers is 16 and three times the difference of the numbers is 30. Calculate the values of the numbers
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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%0D%0A%28x%2By%29%2F4=16%0D%0A
which can be written as
x%2By=64

and

%0D%0A3%28x-y%29=30%0D%0A

or

%0D%0Ax-y=10%0D%0A


system:
x+y=64
x-y=30


adding equations
2x=94
x=47
and so y=47-30=17


x=47, y=17

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