SOLUTION: i need to know how to solve this problem: one number is 5 more than twice another number. the sum of the numbers is 35. find the numbers

Question 799: i need to know how to solve this problem: one number is 5 more than twice another number. the sum of the numbers is 35. find the numbers
Answer by arden42(16) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well, the first thing to do is write out what we know as expressions:

Then, we can substitute the first equation into the second to get:

Then, substitute this value for y back into one of the original 2. I'm going to use the second one.

The 2 numbers are 10 and 25.
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