SOLUTION: the sum of the two numbers is 39. When the smaller number is doubled and the larger is increased by 3, the resulting numbers are equal. What are the numbers?

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Question 252769: the sum of the two numbers is 39. When the smaller number is doubled and the larger is increased by 3, the resulting numbers are equal. What are the numbers?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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a+b=39
2a=b+3
a=39-b
substitute 39-b for a in equation #2