Question

One number is 6 less than 3 times another number and their sum is 62. What are the numbers?

Answer 1

x=17,y=45

Explanation:

Let the numbers be x and y.
We have, `3x-6=y`
Also, `x+y=62`
Thus, `x+3x=62+6`
Or, `x=17`
Putting in the required values, we get y as 45