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Vladimir79 [104]
3 years ago
8

The sum of two numbers is seventeen. Three less than three times the smaller is equal to the larger

Mathematics
1 answer:
tia_tia [17]3 years ago
8 0
The numbers are 5 and 12.
Smaller number = x
Larger number = y
x +y =17
y = 3x - 3
x +3x -3 = 17
4x = 20
x = 5
smaller number is 5
y = 3(5) - 3
y = 12
larger number is 12.
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