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one number is twice a the other.when the larger number is subtracted from50,the result is two more than the smaller number subtracted from 40.find the numbers

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Let the bigger number be X and smaaller number be y

x=2y
x-2y=0......(1)
x-50=2-y-40
x-50=-y-38
x+y=-38+50
x+y=12.....(2)
SOLVING EQUATION 1 and 2 we get
x=8 and y=4


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