SOLUTION: question - one number is 3 times another . if the larger number is subtracted from 60 , the result is 5 less than the smaller number when subtracted from 55. find the number?

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Question 986903: question - one number is 3 times another . if the larger number is subtracted from 60 , the result is 5 less than the smaller number when subtracted from 55. find the number?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A=3B
60-A=%2855-B%29-5
Substituting,
60-3B=55-B-5
60-3B=50-B
-2B=-10
B=5
Then,
A=3%285%29
A=15