document.write( "Question 523549: Hi everyone, I'm stuck on this problem, if someone could I help I would really appreciate it. Thank you :)\r
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The difference between three times a number and another is 2. Their sum is 6. Write a system of equations. Then solve for the numbers by graphing the equations.
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\n" ); document.write( "3x - y = 2
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