The numbers whose sum is 32 in which one number is 3 times the other is 8 and 24 respectively.
Equation of the unknown
Let
- x = one of the unknowns
- 3x = second unknown
x + 3x = 32
4x = 32
x = 32/4
x = 8
So,
3x = second unknown
= 3(8)
= 24
Check:
x + 3x = 32
8 + 24 = 32
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