SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is twenty . Three times the smaller number is equal to two times the larger number

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Question 670579: The sum of two numbers is twenty . Three times the smaller number is equal to two times the larger number
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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x%2By+=+20 so x+=+20-y
3x+=+2y
3%2A%2820-y%29+=+2y
60+-+3y+=+2y
60+=+5y
12+=+y
then x = 20-12 = 8
Does 3*8 = 2*12?