Question

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The first of two numbers minus five times the second number is twenty-four. Three times the first number plus the second number is twenty-four. What is the second number?

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Answer 1

The first number is 9, and the second number is -3.

Explanation:

Let x be the first number and y be the second number. We set up and solve this system of equations:

x - 5y = 24------->3x - 15y = 72

3x + y = 24------->3x + y = 24

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-16y = 48

y = -3, x = 9