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If three times the sum of two,numbers is 45 and five times their difference is 20 find the numbers



User Chouquette
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Answer:

3x+y=45......equation 1

x-y=20......equation 2

Step-by-step explanation:

There are now two equations, solve them using elimination or substitution method

I'm not 100% sure this is correct but this is the way I had learned.

User Andy Brice
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