Use the three steps to solve the problem. one number is five more than another and their sum is three less than three times the smaller. find the numbers. { ? ) ( ? )

X = Bigger number is 5/3
y = Smaller number is 1/3

Solution
x = 5y
x + y = 3 - 3y which is x + 4y = 3

So, then replacing x with 5y in the second equation we get
5y + 4y = 3
So y = 1/3
Then coming back to the first equation
x = 5/3

Check the result with the second equation
5/3 + 1/3 = 3 - 3/3

Quartile are numbers used to divide a set of data into four equal parts or quarter