SOLUTION: find the sum of 31 if one # is 5 less then 2 times the other #
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Question 916605
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find the sum of 31 if one # is 5 less then 2 times the other #
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if one # (
) is
less then
times the other # (
)
one # is
...eq.1
if the sum of
, then
....eq.2
solve this system:
...eq.1
....eq.2
________________________
...eq.1...solve for
...plug in eq.2
....eq.2 ...solve for
find
