Question

one number is 5 times another if 18 is subtracted from the greater the remainder will be 3 times the smaller find the numbers

Answer 1

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Answer 2

let x=5y, x-5y=0.....eq1
and also x-18=3y, x-3y=18.......eq2
on subtracting equation first and second we get
-2y=-18 or y=9
therefore x=45