SOLUTION: Two times X is 5000 more than three times y. One third of x equals two thirds of y. What is y and x?

SOLUTION: Two times X is 5000 more than three times y. One third of x equals two thirds of y. What is y and x?

Algebra.Com

Question 889179: Two times X is 5000 more than three times y. One third of x equals two thirds of y. What is y and x?
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two times X is 5000 more than three times y. One third of x equals two thirds of y. What is y and x?
***
2x=3y+5000
x/3=2y/3
x=2y
4y=3y+5000
y=5000
x=2y=10000
RELATED QUESTIONS
x,y,z and 3 consecutive even integers such that three times the first is two more than... (answered by Alan3354)

What is the sum of two times of x and three times of y? (answered by Theo)

One-third of x subtracted from two times y (answered by ikleyn)

Given y is two times x, z is three times x, and x + y + 3z = 12. What are the values of... (answered by stanbon)

Two angles are supplementary. One angle is 15� more than three times the other angle.... (answered by nerdybill)

Two angles are supplementary. One angle is 15� more than three times the other angle.... (answered by checkley77)

If three more than x is two more than y...What is x in terms of... (answered by josh_jordan)

How is the following verbal description written as an equation??? y equals seven more... (answered by swincher4391)

three times the difference of x and 5 is more than... (answered by edjones)