SOLUTION: The difference of two numbers is three. The larger number is 33 minus twice the smaller number. What are the numbers?

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Question 106346: The difference of two numbers is three. The larger number is 33 minus twice the smaller number. What are the numbers?
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The difference of two numbers is three. The larger number is 33 minus twice the smaller number. What are the numbers?
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Let the numbers be x and x+3.
EQUATION:
x+3 = 33 - 2x
3x = 30
x = 10
x+3 = 13
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Cheers,
Stan H.