SOLUTION: Hello, I'm having a difficult time figuring out this word problem. It states (ONE number is 7 more than twice the other number,Their sum is 34,find the larger number.) I have now i

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Question 1042945: Hello, I'm having a difficult time figuring out this word problem. It states (ONE number is 7 more than twice the other number,Their sum is 34,find the larger number.) I have now idea how to set it up. Can someone please help me, I greatly appreciate it, thank you.
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Hello, I'm having a difficult time figuring out this word problem. It states (ONE number is 7 more than twice the other number.
Their sum is 34,find the larger number.)
I have now idea how to set it up. Can someone please help me, I greatly appreciate it, thank you.
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x = 2y + 7,    (1)
x + y = 34.    (2)

It is how to set up.