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One number is 10 more than another. The sum of twice the smaller plus three times the larger, is 55. What are the two numbers?

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Answer:

  5 and 15

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the smaller number. Then the larger is x+10. The sum is ...

  2x +3(x+10) = 55

  5x +30 = 55

  5x = 25

  x = 5

The two numbers are 5 and 15.

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Check

  2·5 + 3·15 = 10 +45 = 55