SOLUTION: One number is six more than five times another. If their sum is decreased by two, the result is twenty two. Find the numbers.

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Question 660901: One number is six more than five times another. If their sum is decreased by two, the result is twenty two. Find the numbers.
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = one number
y = another number
x = 5y + 6
(x+y)-2=22
Substitute x in the second equation
(5y+6)+y-2=22
6y+4=22
6y=18
y=3
x=5(3)+6=21