SOLUTION: A larger integer is 1 more than 3 times another integer. If the sum of the integers is 57, find the integers.

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Question 944450: A larger integer is 1 more than 3 times another integer. If the sum of the integers is 57, find the integers.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A=1%2B3B
A%2BB=57
Substituting,
%281%2B3B%29%2BB=57
4B=56
B=14
So then,
A=1%2B3%2814%29=1%2B42=43