Nadia bought 5 tickets to attend a spaghetti supper fundraiser at her school. The equation 5x=32.50 can be used to find x, the c
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Let us consider the second number would be
The first number is eight more than the second one.
That is, the first number would be
Three times the second number would be
Twice the first number would be
Now write the statement in mathematical form: "Three times the second number plus twice the first number is equal to 26"
Solve this equation for x:
Distribute 2 in , we get
Combine the like terms,
Subtracting 16 on both sides,
Dividing 5 on both sides,
So the second number is
Now find the first number:
First number
Thus the numbers are 10 and 2.