SOLUTION: Q.(((The sum of two times one number and three times another is 29. The difference between twice the first and the second is 1. Solve algebraically to find the numbers))).

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Question 182527: Q.(((The sum of two times one number and three times another is 29. The difference between twice the first and the second is 1. Solve algebraically to find the numbers))).
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The sum of two times one number and three times another is 29. The difference between twice the first and the second is 1. Solve algebraically to find the numbers
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Equations:
2x + 3y = 29
2x - y = 1
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Subtract 2nd from 1st to solve for "y":
4y = 28
y = 7
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Since 2x - y = 1, 2x -7 = 1; 2x = 8; x = 4
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Ans: 1st = x = 4 ; 2nd = y = 7
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Cheers,
Stan H.