SOLUTION: The quotient of two numbers is 2. When twenty is subtracted from three times the smaller number, the larger number is obtained. What are the numbers?

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Question 1044777: The quotient of two numbers is 2. When twenty is subtracted from three times the smaller number, the larger number is obtained. What are the numbers?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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system%28n%2Fd=2%2Cn%3Ed%2C3d-20=n%29

n=2d
3d-20=2d


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