SOLUTION: Three times the first number added to a second number is eighteen. Twice the first number minus the second number is twelve. Find the numbers.

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Question 819263: Three times the first number added to a second number is eighteen. Twice the first number minus the second number is twelve. Find the numbers.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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3m + n = 18
2m - n = 12
n = 2m - 12
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3m + n = 18
3m + 2m - 12 = 18
5m = 30
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m = 6
n = 0
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