SOLUTION: One number is four more than a second number. Two times the first number is 12 more than four times the second number.

Question 165256: One number is four more than a second number. Two times the first number is 12 more than four times the second number.
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One number is four more than a second number. Two times the first number is 12 more than four times the second number.
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Let x = second number
then from "One number is four more than a second number"
x+4 = first number
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From "Two times the first number is 12 more than four times the second number" we get our equation:
2(x+4) = 12 + 4x
2x+8 = 12 + 4x
8 = 12 + 2x
-4 = 2x
-2 = x (second number)
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First number:
x+4 = -2+4 = 2 (first number)

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