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The sum of two numbers is 33.the larger number is 3 more than two times the smaller number.what are the numbers?

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Answer: The numbers are 10 and 23

Explanation:

Let the smaller number be x

And the larger number be y

Ist sentence;

1. The sum of two numbers is 33.

X + y= 33 .........eqn 1

2. second sentence

the larger number is 3 more than two times the smaller number.

Y = 3 +2x

Put y into eqn 1

X+ 3 +2x = 33

3x= 33- 3

3x= 30

X = 30/3

X= 10 and y= 3+ 2x

Y= 3+ 2(10)

Y = 3+ 20

Y= 23

Therefore the two numbers are 10 and 23

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