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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?
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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?
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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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