SOLUTION: One number is twice as large as a second number. If the sum of the two numbers is 114, what are the two numbers?

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Question 557820: One number is twice as large as a second number. If the sum of the two numbers is 114, what are the two numbers?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the numbers be x & 2x
x+2x=114
3x=114
/3
x=38
38 & 76