SOLUTION: the sum of two number is 44. if the larger number is 2 less than 3 times the smaller number, what are the two numbers?

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Question 550750: the sum of two number is 44. if the larger number is 2 less than 3 times the smaller number, what are the two numbers?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let numbers be x & y x>y
x+y=44
x=3y-2
x-3y=-2
multiply first equation by 3
we get 3x+3y=132
add this to the second equation
4x=130
/4
x=32.5
y=11.5