SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is eighteen. The sum of three times the smalles and twice the larger is 44. Find the two numbers.
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Question 228780: the sum of two numbers is eighteen. The sum of three times the smalles and twice the larger is 44. Find the two numbers.
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+y=18 or x=18-y
3x+2y=44
3(18-y)+2y=44
54-3y+2y=44
-y=44-54
-y=-10
y=10 ans.
x+10=18
x=18-10
x=8 ans.
Proof:
3*8+2*10=44
24+20=44
44=44
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