The sum of two numbers is 1240. The first number is 24 more than 3 times the second number. What are the two numbers?

The numbers are 936 and 304.

Step-by-step explanation:

⇒ x + y = 1240

⇒ y = 1240 - x   (1)

and x = 24 + 3y (2)

⇒ y = 1240 - (24 + 3y)

⇒ y = 1240 - 24 - 3y

⇒ 4y = 1216

⇒ y = 304

⇒ x = 24 + 3 × 304

⇒ x = 24 + 912

⇒ x = 936

a.   since the profit made in 2012 is equal to the profit made in 2014, the profit is symmetric about the line y = 120,000.

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