Problema Solution
the difference between two numbers is 12. The larger number is three times the smaller. What are the numbers?
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Let the the numbers be 'x' and 'y' such that x > y ('x' is the larger).
Now we have:
x - y =12
x = 3y
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x = 18
y = 6
The two numbers are 18 and 6.