Question 1154744
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If a formal algebraic solution is not required, you can get some good mental exercise solving this informally.<br>
The sum of the two numbers is 18.<br>
Double that: the sum of twice the smaller and twice the larger is 36.<br>
We are given that the sum of THREE times the smaller and twice the larger is 44.<br>
Therefore (comparing the last two sentences) the smaller number is 8.<br>
And therefore the larger number is 10.<br>