SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 90. One number is 18 less than twice the other number. What is the number ?

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Question 902004: The sum of two numbers is 90. One number is 18 less than twice the other number. What is the number ?
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The sum of two numbers is 90. One number is 18 less than twice the other number. What is the number ?

Answer:
The number is 54.
The first number is 36.
36 + 54 = 90

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