SOLUTION: the sum of two number is 49. Three times the smallers number is equal to half the larger number

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Question 964589: the sum of two number is 49. Three times the smallers number is equal to half the larger number
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2BB=49
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3A=B%2F2
B=6A
Substituting,
A%2B6A=49
7A=49
A=7
Then,
B=6%287%29
B=42