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  • 19-11-2019
  • Mathematics
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4. The sum of iwo numbers is 36. Twice the first
number minus the second is 6. Find the
numbers.​

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sqdancefan
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  • 05-08-2020

Answer:

  14 and 22

Step-by-step explanation:

If x is the first number, then 36-x is the second. We are told that ...

  2x -(36-x) = 6 . . . . twice the first less the second is 6

  3x = 42 . . . . . . . . . add 36

  x = 14

  (36 -x) = 22

The numbers are 14 and 22.

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