SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 7 ,if The second number is subtracted from twice the first ,the difference is 5

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Question 1009431: The sum of two numbers is 7 ,if The second number is subtracted from twice the first ,the difference is 5
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the numbers x and y. Then we have
x + y = 7 and
2x - y = 5
Now add these equations and get
3x = 12
x = 4
y = 3