Respuesta :
From the equation, the smaller number is 67/4.
What is an equation?
An equation is a formula that expresses the equality of two expressions, by connecting them with the equals sign =.
Let x = smaller number and
y = bigger number
Then we can formulate an equation
x +y = 64 and y = 3x-3
Substituting y into
x+y = 64, we get the equation
[tex]x + 3x -3 = 64\\\\4x = 67\\\\x = \frac{67}{4}[/tex]
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