SOLUTION: the sume of two numbers is thirty. Three times the smaller number is twice the larger number. Find the two numbers

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Question 301218: the sume of two numbers is thirty. Three times the smaller number is twice the larger number. Find the two numbers
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let one number be x
so other number will be 30 -x ( because their sum is 30)
3x = 2(30-x)
3x=60-2x
5x=60
x=12
the other number is 30 -12 = 18
12 and 18 are the numbers