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the sum of two numbers is 30 the difference between three times the first number and twice the second is 60

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Answer

Let the first no. be 2x

second no. =x

third no. =2x/3

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2x+x+2x/3=132

11x/3=132

x=36.

Hence the second no. is 36

User KornholioBeavis
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let the first number be x

then second number=30-x

3x-2(30-x)=60

3x-60+2x=60

x=60+60

x=120

User Anna Koskinen
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