SOLUTION: one number is 9 more than twice another the sum of the number is 15 find the two number

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Question 191200: one number is 9 more than twice another the sum of the number is 15 find the two number
Answer by orca(409) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x represent the smaller number, then the larger one is 2x +9.
Using the fact that the sum of the numbers is 15, we can set up an equation:
x + 2x + 9 = 15
Solving for x, we have
3x + 9 = 15
3x = 6
x = 2
So the two numbers are
2 and 2x + 9 = 2x2 + 9 = 13