SOLUTION: One positive integer is 8 less than twice another. The sum of their difference is 317. Find the integers

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Question 937539: One positive integer is 8 less than twice another. The sum of their difference is 317. Find the integers
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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(2n-8) -n = 317
n = 325, the other 642 2%2A325-8
and... checking
642 - 325 = 317