In her last two years in college, Marlene received $42,000 in loans. The first year, she received a loan that was $6,000 less than three times the amount of the second year's loan. Call the amount that Marlene received her first year f and the amount she received in her second year s.

First year = 30000

Second year = 12000

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Represent first year with f and second year with s.

So, we have:

and

Required

Solve for f and S

Substitute 3s - 6000 for f in the first equation.

Collect Like Terms

Solve for s

Substitute 12000 for s in

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step-by-step explanation:

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