SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is twenty-three. the larger number is five more than twice the smaller number. find the two numbers.

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Question 342198: the sum of two numbers is twenty-three. the larger number is five more than twice the smaller number. find the two numbers.
Answer by Fombitz(13828) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the two numbers be A and B.
A%2BB=23
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B=5%2B2A
Substitute,
A%2B%285%2B2A%29=23
3A%2B5=23
3A=18
highlight%28A=6%29
Then from above,
6%2BB=23
highlight%28B=17%29