Question 175940
The difference between two numbers is 18. Twice the smaller number plus three times the larger is 74. What are the numbers?
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x - y = 18
2y+3x = 74
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Rearrange:
3x - 3y = 54
3x + 2y = 74
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Subtract 1st from 2nd to get:
5y = 20
y  = 4
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Substitute to solve for "x":
x - 4 = 18
x = 22
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Cheers,
Stan H.