Problema Solution
Janice is thinking of two numbers. She says that two times the first number plus the second number is 48. In addition, the first number plus three times the second number is 54
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Let 'x' be the first number and 'y' the second number. The following systems of equations shows for 'x' and 'y':
2x+y=48
x+3y=54
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x=18
y=12
So the first number is 18 and the second number is 12.