Question 881619
x = the second number
2x + 4 = the first number {the first number is 4 more than twice the second}


x + 2x + 4 = 37 {sum of the two numbers is 37}
3x + 4 = 37 {combined like terms}
3x = 33 {subtracted 4 from each side}
x = 11   {divided each side by 3}
2x + 4 = 26 {substituted 11, in for x, into 2x + 4}


26 and 11 are the two numbers
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