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27 December, 05:49

The second of two numbers is 6 less than the first. Twice the sum of the first and 1 is the same as 9 times the second number. Find the numbers.

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  1. 27 December, 08:59
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    Let x = first number

    let x-6 = second number

    2 (x+1) = 9 (x-6) distribute

    2x+2=9x-54 subtract 2x from from both sides and add 54 to both sides

    56=7x divide both sides by 7

    x=8
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