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Solve the problem by setting up and solving an appropriate system of equations. Find two numbers whose sum is 111 such that one number is 5 less than three times the other.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x+(3x-5)=111 4x-5=111 4x=116 x=29 So the two numbers are 29 and 82

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