SOLUTION: The difference between three times a number and another number is 2. Their sum is 6. Write a system of equations. Then solve for the numbers by graphing the equations.

Question 79644: The difference between three times a number and another number is 2. Their sum is 6. Write a system of equations. Then solve for the numbers by graphing the equations.
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The difference between three times a number and another number is 2. Their sum is 6. Write a system of equations. Then solve for the numbers by graphing the equations.
3x-y=2
-y=2-3x
y=-2+3x

3x+y=6
y=-3x+6

y=-2+3x and y=-3x+6

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