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  • 04-05-2018
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One number is 6 less than 3 times another number and their sum is 62

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Allysia123
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  • 04-05-2018
Let one of those numbers be x.

Now,
according to question,
The other number must be,

3x-6

Now,


as said in the question,

x+3x-6 =62
4x -6 =62
4x = 68
x = 17.


Now,
we got one of those numbers which was x = 17,

and the other number should be 3(17)-6 = 51-6 = 45.
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