SOLUTION: Two Times a number added to another number is 25. three time the first number minus the other number is 20. find the numbers

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Question 281310: Two Times a number added to another number is 25. three time the first number minus the other number is 20. find the numbers
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let one number be x and the other number be y
2x+y=25
3x-y=20 Add the two equations
5x=45
x=9
y=7