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  • 13-10-2021
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The larger of two numbers is seven less than three times the smaller number. If the sum of the numbers is 61, find the smaller number.

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  • 15-10-2021

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Answer:

  17

Step-by-step explanation:

Let s represent the smaller number. Then the larger is 3s-7 and their sum is ...

  s +(3s -7) = 61

  4s = 68 . . . . . . . add 7

  s = 17 . . . . . . . . . divide by 4

The smaller number is 17.

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The larger number is 44.

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