SOLUTION: Find 2numbers who sum is 135 such that one number is 5 less than 3 times the other

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Question 757736: Find 2numbers who sum is 135 such that one number is 5 less than 3 times the other
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x + y = 135
x = 3y - 5

Substitute x = 3y - 5 into the first equation.

(3y - 5) + y = 135
4y - 5 = 135
4y = 140
y = 35

The integers are x = 100 and y = 35.