Asked by george
The sum of two numbers is 56. the larger number is 7 less than 3 times the smaller number. Find the smaller number.
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Reiny
smaller number ---- x
larger number ---- 56-x
56-x = 3x - 7
solve for x
you should get
smaller = 15.75
larger = 40.25
check:
three times the larger - 7 = 3(15.75) - 7 = 40.25
which was the larger.
larger number ---- 56-x
56-x = 3x - 7
solve for x
you should get
smaller = 15.75
larger = 40.25
check:
three times the larger - 7 = 3(15.75) - 7 = 40.25
which was the larger.
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