Question

The sum of two numbers, x and y, is 12. The difference of x and two times y is 6. What are the values of x and y?

Answer 1

x = 8, y = 4

x = 10, y = 2

x = 18, y = -6

x = 20, y = -8

Answer 2

ok im not 100% sure how to do this one but ill try

Answer 3

because x is a factor of 6 and its also 12 still

Answer 4

@iGreen

Answer 5

hye do you think you could help with this one?

Answer 6

x + y = 12

2y - x = 6

Answer 7

Those are your equations, just plug the values in and see if they're correct.

Answer 8

All of them satisfy the first one.