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The difference between two positive integers is 40. one integer is three times as great as the other. find the integer.

The difference between two positive integers is 40. one integer is three times as great as the other. find the integer.
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the difference between two positive integers is 40. one integer is three times as great as the other. find the integer.

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User Azraar Azward
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Be the integers: x and y

x - y = 40
x = 3y

Replace x in the first equation:

3y - y = 40
2y = 40
y = 20
x = 60

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