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there are 2 numbers whose sum is 50. Three times the first is five more than twice the second what are the numbers

Answer by Anglophile(11)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
21 and 29.
21(3) = 63
29(2) = 58
63-58 = 5

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