Problema Solution
One number is 3 more than twice another number.The sum of the two numbers is 25
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Let 'x' and 'y' represent the numbers.
One number is 3 more than twice another number:
y = 3 + 2x
The sum of the two numbers is 25:
x + y = 25
We need to solve the following system of equations to find the numbers:
y = 3 + 2x
x + y = 25
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x = 22/3
x = 7 1/3
y = 53/3
y = 17 2/3
The numbers are 7 1/3 and 17 2/3.