SOLUTION: One number is twice as large as the second. The sum of the two numbers is 366. What is the larger number?

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Question 365346: One number is twice as large as the second. The sum of the two numbers is 366. What is the larger number?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let one number be x
the other number will be 2x
x+2x=366
3x=366
/3
x=122
the larger number is 2 *122=244
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