SOLUTION: One number is 4 more than another. If 3 times the smaller number is equal to twice the larger number what is the smaller number

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Question 936970: One number is 4 more than another. If 3 times the smaller number is equal to twice the larger number what is the smaller number
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.A=B%2B4
2.3B=2A
From eq. 1,
2A=2B%2B8
Substituting,
3B=2B%2B8
B=8