SOLUTION: How do you do this question? Three times one number added to another is 14. Twice the first number, minus the other number is 1. What are the numbers

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Question 757971: How do you do this question? Three times one number added to another is 14. Twice the first number, minus the other number is 1. What are the numbers
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x + y = 14
2x - y = 1
Add
5x = 15
x = 3
Substitute x = 3
in Eq 1
3x + y = 14
3(3) + y = 14
9 + y = 14
y = 14 - 9
y = 5
The numbers are 3 and 5
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