<PRE><B>Question 135700</B>
The sum of two numbers is 4 less than twice the larger. If the larger is decreased by three times the smaller, the result is -20.
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EQUATIONS:
x+y = 2x+4
x-3y = -20
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x= 3y-20
Substitute to get:
3y-20+y = 2(3y-20)+4
4x-20 = 6y-56
2y = 36 (the smaller number)
y = 18
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x = 3*18-20
x = 34 (the larger number)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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