Use the five-step strategy for solving word problems to find the number or numbers described in the following
exercise.
-One number exceeds another by -3. The sum of the numbers is 11. What are the numbers?
A) 4 and 7
B) 3 and 8
C) -4 and 8
D) No solution Find all values of x satisfying the given conditions.

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Let the two numbers be x and y, with x being the larger number. According to the problem, x = y - 3 and x + y = 11. Solving these equations simultaneously, we find that the numbers are 4 and 7.

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