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15 May, 10:36

Three times a number is subtracted from another number and the difference is 3. The sum of the two numbers is 31. What is the smaller of the two numbers?

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  1. 15 May, 11:05
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    Using the equations y-3x=3 and x+y=31 you can find that x=7 and y=24. There for x is the smaller of the two numbers.
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