SOLUTION: The larger of two numbers is one more than twice the smaller. The sum of the numbers is twenty less than three times the larger. Find the numbers.

SOLUTION: The larger of two numbers is one more than twice the smaller. The sum of the numbers is twenty less than three times the larger. Find the numbers.

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Question 311160: The larger of two numbers is one more than twice the smaller. The sum of the numbers is twenty less than three times the larger. Find the numbers.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let one number be x
the other number be y
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y=2x+1
y-2x=1
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x+y=3y-20
x-2y=-20
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2(y-2x)+x-2y=2-20
2y-4x+x-2y=-18
-3x=-18
x= 6
y=2x+1
y=12+1
y=13

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