SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 47. One of the numbers is 2 more than twice the other number. What is the value of the smaller number? i have been working on this for the past 10 min

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Question 767136: The sum of two numbers is 47. One of the numbers is 2 more than twice the other number. What is the value of the smaller number?

i have been working on this for the past 10 minutes, cant figure it out! All i know is that the sum is 47.
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The sum of two numbers is 47. One of the numbers is 2 more than twice the other number. What is the value of the smaller number?
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let x=smaller of two numbers
2x+2= larger number
x+2x+2=47
3x=45
x=15
2x+2=32
smaller of two numbers=15