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Question 967335: How do you find the equation for: The sum of two times a number and three times another number is 8. The difference of these two numbers is 2. find the numbers Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! How do you find the equation for:
The sum of two times a number and three times another number is 8.
2x + 3y = 8
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The difference of these two numbers is 2.
2x - 3y = 2
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Find the numbers::
4x = 10
x = 5/2
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Solve for "y"::
2x+3y = 8
5 + 3y = 8
3y = 3
y = 1
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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