Problema Solution

The sum of a number and twice the second number is 56. The second number is 7 less than triple the first. Find the numbers.

Answer provided by our tutors

let one number is x and other number is y

from question

x+2y=56

y= 3x-7=> 3x-y=7

solving

7y= 70

=> y=10

x= 56-20=36