SOLUTION: One number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39. Find the larger number.
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Question 115324: One number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39. Find the larger number.
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x=larger, so x-12=smaller
"The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39" ___ x-12+2x=39
3x-12=39
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