SOLUTION: one number is seven more than twice another. if their sum is decrease by ten the result is twelve find the numbers

Question 1126805: one number is seven more than twice another. if their sum is decrease by ten the result is twelve find the numbers
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let one number be , and other number be
if is than , we have
.......eq.1

if their is by the is ; so, we have
....eq.2
substitute from eq.1
....eq.2 ...solve or

now find
.......eq.1

so, one number is , and the other number is

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