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27 May, 21:30

One number is 3 more than another number. if you add 12 to 4 times the first number, the result is 5 times the second number. Find the numbers

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  1. 27 May, 21:56
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    first is - 3, second number is 0

    Step-by-step explanation:

    you have two equations x+3=y and 4*x+12=5*y

    Use the first one and write y in terms of x in the second equation:

    4*x+12=5 * (x+3)

    4*x+12=5*x+15

    12=5*x-4*x+15

    12=x+15

    x=-3
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