There are two unknowns in the problem statement above so we need two equations in order to solve this. The firs expression is that the <span>sum of two numbers is 50.
x + y = 50
The second expression is that the o</span><span>ne number is 10 less than three times the other number.
x = 10 - 3y
Therefore, the two numbers have values 40 and 10. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.</span>