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The sum of the two numbers is 13. The third of the first number is three. What are the numbers?

Correct answer:

a =  9
b =  4

Step-by-step explanation:


a+b=13
a/3=3

a+b = 13
a = 9

Row 2 - Row 1 → Row 2
a+b = 13
-b = -4


b = -4/-1 = 4
a = 13-b = 13-4 = 9

a = 9
b = 4

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