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The sum of two numbers is 46. The larger number is two less than three times the smaller number. Find the numbers?

The sum of two numbers is 46. The larger number is two less than three times the smaller number. Find the numbers?
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The sum of two numbers is 46. The larger number is two less than three times the smaller number. Find the numbers?

User Zakaria Amine
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Let x and y be the two numbers.

x + y = 46

x = 3y - 2

Put value of x from equation 2nd to 1st

4y - 2 = 46

y = 48/4 = 12

x =3*12 - 2 = 34

So, the two numbers are (34,12)
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