SOLUTION: The sum of a number and two times a smaller number is 62. Three times the bigger number exceeds the smaller number by 116. The bigger number is (blank) . The smaller number is (bl

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Question 925232: The sum of a number and two times a smaller number is 62. Three times the bigger number exceeds the smaller number by 116.
The bigger number is (blank) . The smaller number is (blank)
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = larger number
y = smaller number
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x + 2y = 62
3x = y + 116
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x + 2y = 62
3x - y = 116
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y = smaller number = 10
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