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5 October, 05:23

The sum of two numbers is 45, and the larger number is 3 more than the smaller number. What is the smaller number?

24

21

18

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  1. 5 October, 09:13
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    I set up a system of equations firstly.

    x + y = 45

    x = y + 3

    After that, I substituted the equation I made for x into the parent equation, which simplified is 2y + 3 = 45.

    Then, I subtracted the 3, then divided the result of 42 by 2, which gave me 21.
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