SOLUTION: The first number is two more than the second number. When I add two times the first number to five times the second I get 25
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Question 361444
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The first number is two more than the second number. When I add two times the first number to five times the second I get 25
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Let
represent the first number. Then
must represent the second number. Then we are given:
Solve for
.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it