SOLUTION: One number is five greater than another. If the sum of the lesser number and twice the greater is 61, what are the two numbers?

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Question 1091533: One number is five greater than another. If the sum of the lesser number and twice the greater is 61, what are the two numbers?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = y + 5,    (Notice that x is the greater number !)

y + 2*(y+5) = 61,

3y + 10 = 61.


From this point, please complete it on your own.