Question 73894
One number is 4 less than 3 times another. If the sum of the numbers is 36
Get symbols for the numbers:
Let one be x; let the other by y.
EQUATIONS:
x+y=36
x=3y-4
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Solve by substitution:
3y-4+y=36
4y=32
y=8
The x=3*8-4=28
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Solution:
x=28; y=8
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Cheers,
Stan H.