SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 29. If you double the smaller number and the. Decrease it by the 10, the result is the larger number. Find the numbers

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Question 396076: The sum of two numbers is 29. If you double the smaller number and the. Decrease it by the 10, the result is the larger number. Find the numbers
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The sum of two numbers is 29. If you double the smaller number and the. Decrease it by the 10, the result is the larger number. Find the numbers
let the smaller number be x
the larger number be y
x+y = 29..........................1
2x-10=y
2x-y=10...........................2
add (1)& (2)
3x =39
/3
x=13
the other number = 39-13=16
the numbers are 13 & 16
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