SOLUTION: Two times a number added to another number is 25. Three times the first number minus the other number is 20. Find the numbers

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Question 1019340: Two times a number added to another number is 25. Three times the first number minus the other number is 20. Find the numbers
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Two times a number (X) added to another number (Y) is 25. Three times the first number (X) minus the other number (Y) is 20. Find the numbers.
I named the numbers, X and Y
2X+Y=25
3X-Y=20
5X=45
X=9
3(9)-Y=20
27-Y=20
Y=7