SOLUTION: one number is 4 more than twice the second number. Their total is 25. Find the number

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Question 133915:
one number is 4 more than twice the second number. Their total is 25. Find the number
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x+y=25
x=2y+4
2y+4+y=25
3y=25-4
3y=21
y=21/3
y=7 answer.
x+7=25
x=25-7
x=18 answer.