SOLUTION: 1. One number is greater by 6 than twice another number, but 3 times the smaller number exceeds the greater by one. find the numbers

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Question 913313: 1. One number is greater by 6 than twice another number, but 3 times the smaller number exceeds the greater by one. find the numbers
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x - y = 6
-(3x - y = 1)
-x = 5
x = -5 and y = -16 2%28-5%29+-+y+=+6
checking
-15 -(-16) = 1