Question

The sum of a number and two times a smaller number is 62. Three times the bigger number exceeds the smaller number by 116

Answer 1

The bigger number is ?
The smaller number is ?

Answer 2

let the first number = x, the smaller number = y
1) x+2y=62
2) 3x-y=116

add (1) to 2x(2) you get 7x=232+62=294, x=42, then backsubstitute x into 1) and you find 42+2y=62, 2y=20, y=10

so the bigger number is 42
the smaller number is 10

Answer 3

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