SOLUTION: The difference of two numbers is 26 and the larger number is 2 times the smaller, what are the two values?
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Question 282065: The difference of two numbers is 26 and the larger number is 2 times the smaller, what are the two values?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the smaller number. Then the larger number is 
.
So:
Just solve for
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