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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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I got the second wrong

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The sum of a number and two times a smaller number is 62. Three times the bigger number-example-1
User Philfreo
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x + 2y = 62
3x - y = 116
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x + 2y = 62
3x - y = 116
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