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I am thinking of two numbers whose sum is 64. If I double the second number and subtract this product from the first, the result is -8. What are the two numbers?
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 64
\n" ); document.write( "x - 2y = -8
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"y\":
\n" ); document.write( "3y = 72
\n" ); document.write( "y = 24
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"x\":
\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 64
\n" ); document.write( "x + 24 = 64
\n" ); document.write( "x = 40
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