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the difference of two numbers is 13.Twice the smaller number is 5 more than the other number. What are the two numbers?
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Let x and y represent the numbers and x>y, y is the smaller number
The difference of two numbers is 13:
x - y = 12
Twice the smaller number is 5 more than the other number:
2y = x + 5
We have the following system of equations:
x - y = 12
2y = x + 5
........
........
x = 29
y = 17
The two numbers are 29 and 17.