SOLUTION: One number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39.

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Question 358036: One number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39.
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = bigger number

Let y = smaller number


x = y + 12
x + 2y = 39

This is your system of linear equations in two variables.

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