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grant is thinking of two numbers. He says one of the numbers is twice the other number and the sum of the numbers is 42. what are the numbers?

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Answer is in attached photo.

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The solution is in the attached photo, do take note to solve this question, we can assign 2 variables to the 2 conditions stated in the question, and solve them simultaenously.

grant is thinking of two numbers. He says one of the numbers is twice the other number-example-1
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