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The sum of two numbers is 33. One number is 2 times os large as the other. What are the numbers?

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Answer:

the numbers are 11 and 22

Explanation:

if one number is x, then the other is 2x

Their sum = x + 2x = 33

3x = 33

x = 11

2x=22

22+11=33

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