SOLUTION: The sum of a number and twice a second number is 12. If the difference between 3 times the first number and the second number is 1, find the numbers.
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Question 274615: The sum of a number and twice a second number is 12. If the difference between 3 times the first number and the second number is 1, find the numbers.
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Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a= one number
b= second number
a+2b=12, a=12-2b
3a-b=1
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a+2b=12
6a-2b=2
7a=14
a=12-2b
2=12-2b
-10=-2b
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