SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is 50 the larger number is 4 less than twice the smaller find the numbers

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Question 677590: the sum of two numbers is 50 the larger number is 4 less than twice the smaller find the numbers
Answer by jpvn2015(54) About Me  (Show Source):
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N+Y = 50, where N is the larger number.
N=2Y-4
2Y-4+Y=50
2Y+Y=54
3Y=54
Y=18
Substitute Y in for X:
N=2(18)-4
=36-4
=32
Thus, the larger number, n, is 32. The smaller number, y, is 18.
Thus, your answer is: 32 and 18