SOLUTION: The difference between two numbers is 23. The larger is 29 more then twice the smaller. What are the numbers?

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Question 696347:

The difference between two numbers is 23. The larger is 29 more then twice the smaller. What are the numbers?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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X-Y=23
X=29+2Y
(29+2Y)-Y=23
29+Y=23
Y=23-28
Y=-5 ANS. FOR THE SMALLER NUMBER.
X=29+2(-5)
X=29-10
X=19 ANS. FOR THE LARGER NUMBER.
19-(-5)=23
19+5=23
23=23