Answer:
[tex]\huge\boxed{\tt{x = 24, y = 17}}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the greater number be x and the smaller number be y.
So,
Condition # 1:
x - y = 7 --------------(1)
Condition # 2:
3x = 72 --------------(2)
Taking Eq. (2)
3x = 72
Divide both sides by 3
x = 72 / 3
x = 24
Now, Put x = 24 in Eq. (1)
24 - y = 7
Subtract 24 to both sides
-y = 7 - 24
-y = -17
y = 17
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~AH1807
