Question

Find two numbers whose difference is 3. When the larger number is decreased by three times the smaller number, the result is -11.

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Answer 1

Answer: the smaller number is 7, the larger number is 10

Explanation:use the elimination method:

-2x = -14

x = 7

substitute x to any of the two equations:

y - 7 = 3

y = 3 + 7

y = 10