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The sum of two numbers is 27 . One number is 2 times as large as the other. What are the numbers?

The sum of two numbers is 27 . One number is 2 times as large as the other. What are the numbers?
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The sum of two numbers is

27
. One number is
2
times as large as the other. What are the numbers?

User Aztek
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27=x+2x
3x=27
x=9
And 9 doubled is 18.
The abswers are (9,18).
User Cagdas Kanar
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The first number is 9 and the second is 18.
User Donovan Hiland
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