SOLUTION: find two consecutive numbers such that twice the first is 18 less than three times the second? please help imidiatly i really don't understand this

SOLUTION: find two consecutive numbers such that twice the first is 18 less than three times the second? please help imidiatly i really don't understand this

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Question 454546: find two consecutive numbers such that twice the first is 18 less than three times the second?
please help imidiatly i really don't understand this
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the smaller number =
The larger number =
given:

Subtract from both sides

The numbers are 15 and 16

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