SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is eighteen. The sum of three times the smalles and twice the larger is 44. Find the two numbers.

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Question 228780: the sum of two numbers is eighteen. The sum of three times the smalles and twice the larger is 44. Find the two numbers.
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+y=18 or x=18-y
3x+2y=44
3(18-y)+2y=44
54-3y+2y=44
-y=44-54
-y=-10
y=10 ans.
x+10=18
x=18-10
x=8 ans.
Proof:
3*8+2*10=44
24+20=44
44=44