SOLUTION: The difference between two numbers is 14. Three times the larger number is 45 less than four times the smaller number. What are the 2 numbers?

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Question 945309: The difference between two numbers is 14. Three times the larger number is 45 less than four times the smaller number. What are the 2 numbers?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.A-B=14
2.3A=4B-45
From eq. 1,
A=14%2BB
Substitute into eq. 2,
3%2814%2BB%29=4B-45
42%2B3B=4B-45
B=87
Then,
A=14%2B87
A=101