document.write( "Question 310692: The first of two numbers added to two times the second equals9. The first number decreased by the second equals 3. Find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "

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x=first number
\n" ); document.write( "y=second number
\n" ); document.write( "x+2y=9
\n" ); document.write( "x-y=3
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=3%2By\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2By%2B2y=9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3y=6\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=3%2By\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=3%2B2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=5\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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