<PRE><B>Question 57035</B>
Find two numbers such that their sum is 12 and two times the first plus three times the second is 26
LET THE 2 NUMBERS BE X AND Y 
THEIR SUM = X+Y = 12....................................I
2 TIMES I NUMBER = 2X 
3 TIMES II NUMBER = 3Y
THEIR SUM IS..... 2X+3Y = 26................................II
EQN.II - 2*EQN I
2X+3Y-2X-2Y=26-2*12=26-24=2 
Y = 2
X = 12-2 = 10
SO THE 2 NUMBERS ARE 10 AND 2</PRE>