SOLUTION: I'm struggling with this problem... The sum of an integer and twice a smaller integer is 14. if the smaller integer is subtracted from twice the larger integer, the differences i

Question 1054564: I'm struggling with this problem...
The sum of an integer and twice a smaller integer is 14. if the smaller integer is subtracted from twice the larger integer, the differences is 8. what are the two integers?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the larger integer =
Let the smaller integer =
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(1)
(2)
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Multiply both sides of (2) by
and add (1) and (2)
(2)
(1)
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and
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
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The integers are 6 and 4
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK

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