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  • 03-06-2018
  • Mathematics
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The sum of two numbers is 18. One number is 2 more that for times the other. Find the numbers.

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llefevre
llefevre llefevre
  • 03-06-2018
x+2x=18
3x=18
x=6

2(6)=12

hope this helps
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gmany
gmany gmany
  • 03-06-2018
[tex]n\ \text{-first number}\\2n\ \text{second number}\\\\n+2n=18\\3n=18\ \ \ |:3\\n=6\to2n=2\cdot6=12[/tex]
Answer: 6 and 12.

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