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Answer:
21, 3
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the first and second numbers be x and y, respectively. Then we have ...
x + y = 24 . . . . their sum is 24
x = 8y -3 . . . . . the first is 3 less than 8 times the second.
Substituting for x in the first equation, we have ...
(8y -3) +y = 24
9y = 27 . . . . . . . . add 3
y = 3 . . . . . . . . . . divide by 9
x = 8(3) -3 = 21
The two numbers are 21 and 3.
