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  • 03-12-2021
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One number is three less than five times another. If their sum is decreased by four, the result is twenty-three. Find the numbers.

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  • 06-12-2021

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Step-by-step explanation:

first number = x

second number = 4x - 3

x + (4x-3) -6 =6

x+4x -3 = 12

5x =15

x = 3

first number = x = 3

second number = 4x - 3 = 4(3) -3 =12 -3 =9

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