SOLUTION: One number is equal to two times a second number. Two times the first number plus two times the second number is 24. If you let x stand for the first number and y for the second,

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Question 929932: One number is equal to two times a second number. Two times the
first number plus two times the second number is 24. If you let x stand
for the first number and y for the second, what are the two numbers?

Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = 2y
2x + 2y = 24
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x - 2y = 0
2x + 2y = 24
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x = 8
y = 4
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