x - y = 27the difference of two numbers is 27. the second number is 1 less than 3 times the first. what are the two numbers?
Hmmm...there's 2 answers (positive and negative);kittiecs said:the difference of two numbers is 27. the second number is 1 less than 3 times the first. what are the two numbers?
How would I start to figure this out.
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