SOLUTION: Two numbers have a sum of 17. Four times the larger number is 2 less than 6 times the smaller. Find the numbers.

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Question 1094507: Two numbers have a sum of 17. Four times the larger number is 2 less than 6 times the smaller. Find the numbers.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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n and m
system%284m=6n-2%2Cm%2Bn=17%29
Solve the system.

system%282m=3n-1%2Cm=17-n%29

2%2817-n%29=3n-1

34-2n=3n-1

5n=35

highlight%28n=7%29 and you can find m.