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The sum of a number and two times a smaller number is 62. Three times the bigger number exceeds the smaller number by 116. The bigger number is____ . The smaller number is____ .

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the bigger number is 42 and the smaller number is 10
User Michel Floyd
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Let the bigger and smaller number be x and y, respectively. The equations that best represent the given conditions for the numbers are,
x + 2y = 62
3x = y + 116
The value of x and y from the equation is 42 and 10. Thus, the bigger number is 42 and the smaller number is 10.
User Neeraj Benjwal
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