SOLUTION: One number is three times another number. Seven times the smaller number is 3 more than twice the larger number. What's the larger number?

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Question 955633: One number is three times another number. Seven times the smaller number is 3 more than twice the larger number. What's the larger number?
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One number is three times another number. Seven times the smaller number is 3 more than twice the larger number. What's the larger number?
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let x=smaller number
3x=larger number
7x=2*3x+3=6x+3
x=3
3x=9
What's the larger number? 9