SOLUTION: ONE NUMBER IS 12 MORE THAN ANOTHER. THE SUM OF THE SMALLER NUMBER AND TWICE THE LARGER NUMBER IS 39. FIND THE LARGER NYMBER.

SOLUTION: ONE NUMBER IS 12 MORE THAN ANOTHER. THE SUM OF THE SMALLER NUMBER AND TWICE THE LARGER NUMBER IS 39. FIND THE LARGER NYMBER.

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Question 126711: ONE NUMBER IS 12 MORE THAN ANOTHER. THE SUM OF THE SMALLER NUMBER AND TWICE THE LARGER NUMBER IS 39. FIND THE LARGER NYMBER.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the smaller number
and the larger number

rearrange the 1st equation

multiply both sides by

Add these equations

The larger number is 17
check answer

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