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taurus [48]
3 years ago
8

A first number plus twice a second number is 5.twice the first number plus the second totals 31.find

Mathematics
1 answer:
givi [52]3 years ago
8 0
So if I understand this correctly, this would look something like this:


A first number

let's call it x

 plus twice a second number

let's call the second number y:

x+2y=5

 is 5.

this means that x=5-2y!


twice the first number plus the second totals 31.

2x+y=31

from the last one, i know that y=31-2x

and i can insert it into the first equation:

So i know that x=5-2y

and that

2x+y=31
i will substitute x here

2(5-2y)+y=31

remove the bracket

10-4y+y=31


10-3y=31

remove 10 from both sides

-3y=21

then

y=-7

and
x=5-2(-7)=5+14=19



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