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5.4 Exercise 40

Avg difficulty 2.5

Translate to a system of equations and solve the system.

Three times a number plus three times a second number is fifteen. Four times the first plus twice the second number is fourteen. Find the numbers.

OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e, 5.4 Solve Applications with Systems of Equations, exercise 40

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