SOLUTION: the difference of two numbers is 10. the difference of three times the first number and two times the second number is 25 . find the numbers.

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Question 1107678: the difference of two numbers is 10. the difference of three times the first number and two times the second number is 25 . find the numbers.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x and y two numbers
system%283x-2y=25%2Cx-y=10%29 just guessing on relative size of each

x=y%2B10
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3%28y%2B10%29-2y=25
3y%2B30-2y=25
y%2B30=25
highlight%28y=-5%29
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highlight%28x=5%29


Maybe y-x=10 would work too. I did not try it.