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the difference between half a number and 19
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2021-08-23T07:33:47+00:00
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The difference between two numbers is 19. Half the larger number plus twice the smaller number is 12. What are the numbers?
This is the equation I came up with but I can’t make it work.
x-y=19
1/2x+2y=12 x2 –> x + 4y = 24
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x – y = 19
x +4y = 24
———— Subtract
-5y = -5
y = 1
x = 20