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I'm confuzzled....................

I'm confuzzled....................-example-1
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let 2 numbers are x and y
2(x+y) = 24
x = 2y

substitute x = 2y into 2(x+y) = 24

2(x+y) = 24
2(2y+y) = 24
2(3y) = 24
6y = 24
y = 4
x = 2y = 2(4) = 8
smallest of the two numbers are 4

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C) 4
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