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29 May, 10:41

A positive number is 5 times another number if wee subtract 1 from the larger and add 3 to the smaller then one of them becomes 3 times the other

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  1. 29 May, 11:04
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    Make the big number x and the small y

    5y=x; x-1 = (y+3) 3; now substitute. 5y-1 = 3y+9. 2y=10 y is 5x is 25
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