## anonymous 4 years ago The sum of two numbers is 112. If three times the smaller number is sibtracted from the larger number, the result is 12. Find the two numbers.

1. anonymous

25 smaller 87 larger?

2. myininaya

$x+y=112$ from first sentence ----------------- Assume x is the smallest! $y-3x=12$ from second sentence

3. myininaya

$y=3x+12 \text{ from second equation}$ now plug this into the first equation and solve for x

4. myininaya

$x+(3x+12)=112$ $4x+12=112$ $4x=100$ x=25 then y=3(25)+12=75+12=87 so yes

did he ask three times smaller number ?