A number is 5 more than 3 times another number. The sum of the two numbers is 33. As an equation, this is written x + 3x + 5 = 3
3, where x represents the smaller number. Plug in the numbers from the set {3, 5, 7, 9} to find the value of x. The value of x that holds true for the equation is?
So, the smaller number is?
and the larger number is?
when using the first equation in the second we get the mentioned equation (it does not matter which of the 2 numbers is x and which is y, it can all be vice versa, as you can see) :
5 + 3y + y = 33
5 + 4y = 33
4y = 28
y = 7
so, when you try the numbers above in the unsimplified equation, you will also find that 7 is the right answer.
the other number is based on my equations (with the reversed names) :
