Problema Solution
the sum of two integers is 249. twice the larger plus 3 times the smaller is 591. find the numbers.
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Let 'x' and 'y' stand for the two integers with 'y' being the larger integer. Then, we can write:
x+y=249
2y+3x=591
Using Algebrator to solve for 'x' and 'y', we get:
x=93
y=156