SOLUTION: One number is 5 more than twice another number. The two numbers total 32. Find the two numbers.

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Question 630920: One number is 5 more than twice another number. The two numbers total 32. Find the two numbers.
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One number is 5 more than twice another number. The two numbers total 32. Find the two numbers.
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Let x = a number
then
2x+5 = second number
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x + 2x+5 = 32
3x+5 = 32
3x = 27
x = 9
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Second number:
2x+5 = 2(9)+5 = 18+5 = 23
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Answer: 9 and 23