Problema Solution

One number is 4 less than 3 times a second number. If 3 more than two times the first number is decreased by two times the second, the result is 11. What are both numbers?

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let


x = the first number


y = the second number


One number is 4 less than 3 times a second number:


x = 3y - 4


If 3 more than two times the first number is decreased by two times the second, the result is 11:


3 + 2x - 2y = 11


by solving the system of equations:


x = 3y - 4


3 + 2x - 2y = 11


we find:


x = 8


y = 4


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the two numbers are 8 and 4.