SOLUTION: one number is 2 more than 3 times another. their sum is 22. find the numbers

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Question 447319: one number is 2 more than 3 times another. their sum is 22. find the numbers
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+3x+2=22
4x=20
x=5
3x+2=17