SOLUTION: One number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger is 39. Find the larger number.

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Question 103182: One number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger is 39. Find the larger number.
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One number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger is 39. Find the larger number.
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One number is "x" ; the other number is "x+12",
EQUATION:
x + 2(x+12) = 39
3x+24 = 39
3x = 15
x = 5 (one of the numbers)
x+12= 17 (the other number)
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Cheers,
Stan H.