Question

lollo
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APPLICATIONS OF LINEAR
EQUATIONS
Example 21: One number is three times another
number. If the larger number is subtracted from
60, the result is 5 less than the smaller number
subtracted from 55. Find the numbers.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

let the first number be $x$ and the second number be $y$

according to the question,

                                  $x = 3y$ ........... (1)

                                  $60-x$ = $(55-y) -5$ ............(2)

substituting the value of x in equation (2), we get

                                 60 - 3y = (55 - y) - 5

                                 60 - 3y = 50 - y

                                 2y = 10

                                   y = 5 and x = 3*5 = 15

hence, larger number is 15 and smaller number is 5.

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