SOLUTION: A number equals two more than another. A number plus twice another is 11. Find the numbers.
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Question 1002724: A number equals two more than another. A number plus twice another is 11. Find the numbers.
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call one number x and the other y.
y = x + 2
y + 2x = 11
Substitute the first into the second and get
x+2 + 2x = 11
3x + 2 = 11
3x = 9
x = 3
y = 5
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