SOLUTION: Twice a number added to another is 15. Using the same numbers, 3 times the number added. To5 times the other is 53. Find the two numbers being used

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Question 572772: Twice a number added to another is 15. Using the same numbers, 3 times the number added. To5 times the other is 53. Find the two numbers being used
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Solve the 2X2 system by elimination using a -5 multiplier on the first equation.

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