A few days ago
how do you solve this type of problem?
The sum of two numbers is 15 less than twice the first number. Their difference is 5 less than twice the second number. Find each of the numbers. Enter the larger number in the answer box below.
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x+y =2x-15
x-y=2y-5
X=25
Y=10
25
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A few days ago
you need to set up a series of equations and solve for them. I will illustrate below
x + y = 2x – 15
x – y = 2y – 5
so y = x-15
substitute that into equation 2
x – (x – 15) = 2x -30 -5
2x=50
so x=25 and y=10
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