SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 23. Twice the larger number is 4 more than 4 times the smaller. What are the numbers?

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Question 120376: The sum of two numbers is 23. Twice the larger number is 4 more than 4 times the smaller. What are the numbers?
Answer by broadway(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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say the larger is x and the smaller is y.
x+y=23
y=-x+23
2x=4y+4
2x=4(-x+23)+4
2x=-4x+96
6x=96
x=16