SOLUTION: The difference between two numbers is 2. If three times the larger number minus twice the smaller number is 13, find the two numbers.

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Question 1022242: The difference between two numbers is 2. If three times the larger number minus twice
the smaller number is 13, find the two numbers.
Answer by satyareddy22(84) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x,y be the two numbers.
The difference between two numbers is 2.
x-y=2------(1)
3x-2y=13----(2)
Solving (1) & (2)
x=9 ,y=7