SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is 40. The difference of twice the first number and the second is 11. What are the numbers?
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Question 340375: the sum of two numbers is 40. The difference of twice the first number and the second is 11. What are the numbers?
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Let 
represent one of the numbers. Then the other number must be 
.
\ =\ 11)
Solve for . Subtract the value from 40.
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