SOLUTION: sum of numbers: One number is 2 less than 3 times a second number. their sum is 26. find the number.
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Question 275883: sum of numbers: One number is 2 less than 3 times a second number. their sum is 26. find the number.
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+3x-2=26
4x=28
x=7
3x-2=19
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