Posted by victor on Monday, May 26, 2008 at 2:57pm.
Look at my answer to Ulises a few lines down for hint.
i know i just need help setting the equation
Ok, call big one b
call small one s
b = 1 + 2 s
b + s = 3 b - 20
from the first equation you know that you can use the quantity (1 + 2 s) for b
so do that
1 + 2 s + s = 3 (1 + 2 s) - 20
or
1 + 3 s = 3 + 6 s - 20
solve that for s, then go back and find b
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