SOLUTION: the sum of two integers is 118. Find the two integers if the larger one is 6 less than three times the smaller one.

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Question 796089: the sum of two integers is 118. Find the two integers if the larger one is 6 less than three times the smaller one.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + y = 118
y = 3x - 6

Substitute the second equation into the first equation.

x + (3x - 6) = 118
4x = 124
x = 31

The integers are x = 31 and y = 87.