SOLUTION: what sum of two numbers is 5.The larger number is 17 more than twice the smaller number.what are the numbers?

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Question 253770: what sum of two numbers is 5.The larger number is 17 more than twice the smaller number.what are the numbers?
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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X + y = 5
X = 2Y + 17
By substitution, we get
2Y + 17 + Y = 5
subtract 17 to get
3Y = -12
Y = -4 and then x = 9