Problema Solution
One number is three times another, and four times the smaller added to five times the greater amount to133 ;find them?
Answer provided by our tutors
let 'x' and 'y' be the numbers and x>y thus
x = 3y (one number is three times another)
four times the smaller added to five times the greater amount to 133
5x + 4y = 133
by solving the system of equations
x = 3y
5x + 4y = 133
we find
x = 21
y = 7
the numbers are 21 and 7.