SOLUTION: Please help me with this problem The sum of two numbers is 70 the larger number is two more than three times the smaller number. Find the two number

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Question 459762: Please help me with this problem
The sum of two numbers is 70 the larger number is two more than three times the smaller number. Find the two number
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+(3x+2)=70
4x=68
x=17
3x+2=53