Question 390148
The larger of two numbers is six more than the smaller.  If the larger is doubled and the smaller is increased by 24. find both the numbers
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smaller = x
larger = x+6
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2(x+6)=x+24
2x+12=x+24
2x-x=24-12
x=12
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12 & 18 are the numbers
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