SOLUTION: A first number plus twice a second number is 8. Twice the first number, plus the second, totals 25. Find the numbers.

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Question 1083818: A first number plus twice a second number is 8. Twice the first number, plus the second, totals 25. Find the numbers.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.A%2B2B=8
2.2A%2BB=25
Multiply 1 by 2 and subtract from 2,
2A%2B4B-2A-B=16-25
3B=-9
Solve for B, then use either equation to solve for A.