The difference between two numbers is 36. Four times the smaller is equal to 3 more than the larger. What are the numbers?
The difference between two numbers is 36.
Four times the smaller is equal to 3 more than the larger.
What are the numbers?
L – S = 36 —> L = 36 + S
4S = L + 3 —> 4S = (36 + S) + 3
4S = 36 + S + 3
3S = 39
S = 13
L = 36 + S
L = 36 + 13
L = 49
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