SOLUTION: One number is 10 more than the other number. Twice the smaller number is 13 more than the larger number. What are the numbers?

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Question 929547: One number is 10 more than the other number. Twice the smaller number is 13 more than the larger number. What are the numbers?
Answer by sunny1992(35) About Me  (Show Source):
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let,
smaller number = x
larger number = x+10
2x=(X+10)+13
2x=x+23
2x-x=23
x=23