SOLUTION: Can you please help me write this as an equation? one number is 3 more then twice another number.find the larger number if their sum is -15 I think it is written like this;

Question 270917: Can you please help me write this as an equation?
one number is 3 more then twice another number.find the larger number if their sum is -15
I think it is written like this;
2x+3=x
Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x=one of the numbers
Then 2x+3 = the other number
And we are told that:
2x+3+x=-15
3x=-15-3
3x=-18
x=-6------Larger number
2x+3=2(-6)+3=-12+3=-9-----Smaller number
Hope this helps---ptaylor
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