SOLUTION: One number is two less than a second number. Six times the first is 3 more than 3 times the second

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Question 991826: One number is two less than a second number. Six times the first is 3 more than 3 times the second
Answer by EdenWolf(517) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = the second number and (x-2) = the first number.

6(x-2)=3+3x
6x-12=3+3x
Subtract 3x from both sides
3x-12=3
Add 12 to both sides
3x=15
x=5

First number: 3
Second number: 5