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One number exceeds another by 12. If five times the number is subtracted from three times the larger number, the result is 20. Find the numbers.

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Onenumberexceedsanotherby12.Iffivetimesthenumberissubtractedfromthreetimesthelargernumber,theresultis20.Findthenumbers.

Solution

Thenumbers:20,8
Solution steps
Represent the numbers with xandy:
number1:x
number2:y
A.T.Q.:
x=y+12
3x−5y=20
x=y+12,3x−5y=20:x=20,y=8
Thenumbers:20,8

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