Problema Solution
The sum of a number and two times a smaller number is 62. Three times the bigger number exceeds the smaller number by 116.
What is the smaller number?
What is the bigger number?
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Let 'x' represent the smaller number and 'y' represent the bigger number.
The sum of a number and two times a smaller number is 62 means:
y + 2x = 62
Three times the bigger number exceeds the smaller number by 116 means:
3y = x + 116
We have the following system of equations:
y + 2x = 62
3y = x + 116
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x = 10
y = 42
The smaller number is 10.
The bigger number is 42.