SOLUTION: One number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39.
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Question 358036: One number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39.
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = bigger number
Let y = smaller number
x = y + 12
x + 2y = 39
This is your system of linear equations in two variables.
Can you take it from here?
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