let 'x' and 'y' be the numbers

The sum of two numbers is twelve.

x + y = 12

The first number is twice the second.

x = 2y

by solving the system of equations

x + y = 12

x = 2y

we find

x = 8

y = 4

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the numbers are 8 and 4.