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There are two numbers whose sum is 73. Three times the smaller number is equal to 19 more than the larger number. What are the numbers?

There are two numbers whose sum is 73. Three times the smaller number is equal to 19 more than the larger number. What are the numbers?
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There are two numbers whose sum is 73. Three times the smaller number is equal to 19 more than the larger number. What are the numbers?

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User Sonu Kumar
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Answer:

23 and 50

Explanation:

3x=19+y

y=3x-19

x+3x-19=73

4x=92

x=92/4=23

73-23=50

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