SOLUTION: One number is 2 larger than another number. If two times the larger number is added to three times the smaller number, the result is 19. Find both numbers

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x=y+2
2x+3y=19
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2(y+2)+3y=19
2y+4+3y=19
5y+4=19
5y=15
y=3
x=5
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Ed