SOLUTION: One number is six more than two times another. If their sum is decreased by six, the result is fifteen. Find the numbers.

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Question 1133656: One number is six more than two times another. If their sum is decreased by six, the result is fifteen. Find the numbers.

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One number is six more than two times another. If their sum is decreased by six, the result is fifteen. Find the numbers.
The other person stating that one of the numbers is 9 is TOTAL RUBBISH!!

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