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The larger of two numbers is 10 more than three times the smaller number. The larger number decreased by the smaller number is 80. What are the two numbers?

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1(larger)- 3x+10
2-x

3x+10-x=80
2x+10=80
2x=70
x= 35
35 and 115
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