Problema Solution
two numbers add to fourteen. one number is two less than three times the other. what are the numbers
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Let x and y represent the two numbers.
Two numbers add to fourteen:
x + y = 14
One number is two less than three times the other:
y = 3x - 2
We have the following system of equations:
x + y = 14
y = 3x - 2
........
........
x = 4
y = 10
The numbers are 4 and 10.