SOLUTION: one number is seven more than twice another. if their sum is decreased by ten, the result is twelve. find the numbers.

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Question 571297: one number is seven more than twice another. if their sum is decreased by ten, the result is twelve. find the numbers.
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one number is seven more than twice another. if their sum is decreased by ten, the result is twelve. find the numbers
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let x=one of the numbers
2x+7=other numberr
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x+2x+7-10=12
3x=15
x=5
ans:
numbers are 5 and 17